Fig. 2: Subjective and behavioural responses during the task.

a Distribution of task-induced anxiety ratings recorded after the task. b Distribution of task motivation ratings. c, d Relationships between task-induced anxiety ratings and state and trait anxiety scores. Correlations represent Pearson r statistics, and p values are two sided without correction for multiple comparisons. e Degree of location switching after encountering danger and safety across subjects. The switch magnitude is the average absolute change in position between trial n and trial n + 1. As expected, subjects showed more switching behaviour after encountering danger and were more likely to stay in the same position following a safe outcome. f Distribution of crash number (representing the number of subjects hitting enough asteroids to end the game) across subjects.