Confidence in subjective pain is predicted by reaction time during decision making

Abstract Self-report is the gold standard for measuring pain. However, decisions about pain can vary substantially within and between individuals. We measured whether self-reported pain is accompanied by metacognition and variations in confidence, similar to perceptual decision-making in other modal...

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Main Authors: Troy C. Dildine, Elizabeth A. Necka, Lauren Y. Atlas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77864-8