The Effect of Stress on Accuracy and Speed of Judgment

Judgment in Cognitive Continuum Theory is assumed as a continuum between intuition pole and analysis pole. This study has investigated speed and accuracy in three modes of judgment.Method Professional judgments have been provided by 56 participants through an experimental group (under stress) and a control group (without stress). Accuracy was significantly higher in control group in all three judgments compared to the experimental group. Reaction time was significantly different only in quasi_ rational judgments (F(1,55)=7/3,P.≥ 0.0009). Noise as a stressor lowered accuracy in the three modes of judgments in the experimental group. Noise stressor seemed to have increased reaction times in middle of judgment continuum.