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Verbalizing thoughts can hinder decision-making, especially for perceptual tasks. However, writing explanations may improve judgment in visual choices, depending on task vocabulary and analytical benefits.

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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Verbalizing thoughts can impair judgment and decision-making, particularly in perceptual tasks.
  • This impairment is often linked to difficulties in verbalizing non-verbal processes, leading to maladaptive processing shifts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of concurrent written explanations on judgment and decision-making in visual choice tasks.
  • To determine the factors influencing the effect of verbalization on perceptual tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Participants engaged in visual choice tasks.
  • Concurrent written explanations were employed as a method to explore task processing.

Main Results:

  • Concurrent written explanations enhanced judgment and decision-making in specific visual choice tasks.
  • The positive effect of written explanations suggests a benefit from a more analytic approach.

Conclusions:

  • The impact of verbalization on perceptual tasks depends on task vocabulary and the benefit derived from analytical processing.
  • Written explanations can be a beneficial strategy for enhancing decision-making in certain contexts.