The Absolute and Relative Effect of an Identity Gain and Loss Treatment on Learning Behavior

Last registered on July 18, 2017

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The Absolute and Relative Effect of an Identity Gain and Loss Treatment on Learning Behavior
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0002270
Initial registration date
June 21, 2017

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
June 22, 2017, 10:55 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
July 18, 2017, 8:51 AM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
PI Affiliation
Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2017-05-24
End date
2017-08-31
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Recent literature has shown the effect of inherited or assigned identity on economic behavior and human decision making in general. We investigate if priming an aspired (or rejected) identity has an influence on real effort provision (learning a language). Additionally, we will analyze the effect of both loss- and gain-framed identity primes on the learning behavior in a language learning application. In our setting, we prime newly arrived migrants on the host country's identity either with a loss or a gain framing. We analyze the effect of the different primes on the language app's utilization with a number of different parameters tracked by the app.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Grote, Nora, Tim Klausmann and Mario Scharfbillig. 2017. "The Absolute and Relative Effect of an Identity Gain and Loss Treatment on Learning Behavior." AEA RCT Registry. July 18. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.2270-2.0
Former Citation
Grote, Nora, Tim Klausmann and Mario Scharfbillig. 2017. "The Absolute and Relative Effect of an Identity Gain and Loss Treatment on Learning Behavior." AEA RCT Registry. July 18. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/2270/history/19565
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
We will send email that either prime or do not prime the gain (loss) of a new identity.
Intervention Start Date
2017-06-22
Intervention End Date
2017-07-13

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
We will monitor the application usage for 2 month following the intervention. This includes logins, minutes spend using the app and points gained. Additionally we will analyze the effect on economic outcomes that will be gathered in a questionnaire.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The experiment randomizes 5716 individuals into 3 treatment arms. These treatment groups will receive different versions of the treatment email.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
5716
Sample size: planned number of observations
5716
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1907 neutral treatment, 1905 gain treatment, 1904 loss treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
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