Study 1: “In the first study, college students…” Study 2: generate 40 words, after 10, ask whether they want to switch to a different letter and restart from 0

Study 1: “In the first study, college students…” Study 2: generate 40 words, after 10, ask whether they want to switch to a different letter and restart from 0. The researchers expect people to 1) know that there are more words in their language with the second letter so it’s easier 2) expect them to think it’s so much faster it’s worth undoing 25% progress. I’m sorry but this sounds like bad science, as is common in this field.