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Political Correctness, Social Image, and Information Transmission

Last registered on July 30, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Political Correctness, Social Image, and Information Transmission
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005063
Initial registration date
November 19, 2019

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
November 20, 2019, 2:55 PM EST

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

Last updated
July 30, 2023, 2:49 AM EDT

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region
University of California Santa Barbara

Primary Investigator

Name
Luca Braghieri
Affiliation
Stanford University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2019-11-20
End date
2019-12-31
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This project studies whether social image concerns induce a sample of college students to misrepresent their views about sensitive socio-political topics related to the debate about political correctness on college campus.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Braghieri, Luca. 2023. "Political Correctness, Social Image, and Information Transmission." AEA RCT Registry. July 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5063-1.2
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
In order to avoid experimenter demand effects, we describe the study in fields that will not become public until after the experiment is over.
Intervention Start Date
2019-11-20
Intervention End Date
2019-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
See the pre-analysis plan for more information.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
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Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
In order to avoid experimenter demand effects, we describe the study in fields that will not become public until after the experiment is over.
Experimental Design Details
See the pre-analysis plan for more information.
Randomization Method
Randomization will be done by a computer
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
300 individuals
Sample size: planned number of observations
300 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
150 individuals per treatment arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
0.23 of a standard deviation
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Stanford IRB
IRB Approval Date
2019-10-04
IRB Approval Number
Protocol ID: 52865
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

QSA_PAP_combined.pdf

MD5: 2c07ea21e84e2722053d568b2ba9f4ea

SHA1: f3be6fbc160aefadfcd6618a445c57fc50fb733b

Uploaded At: July 30, 2023

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials