Sequential experiences and social decision making

Last registered on June 25, 2020

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Sequential experiences and social decision making
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0005138
Initial registration date
June 03, 2020

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 04, 2020, 2:27 PM EDT

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

Last updated
June 25, 2020, 11:21 AM EDT

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

Locations

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
University of Zurich

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2020-06-04
End date
2020-10-31
Secondary IDs
Abstract
We use online experiments to study the link between sequential experiences and (i) altruism, (ii) trust, and (iii) cooperation.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Buckenmaier, Johannes and Eugen Dimant. 2020. "Sequential experiences and social decision making." AEA RCT Registry. June 25. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5138-1.1
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2020-06-04
Intervention End Date
2020-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
- Altruism (dictator game behavior)
- Trust (trustor behavior in trust game)
- Trustworthiness (trustee behavior in trust game)
- Cooperation (behavior in public goods game)
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We expose subjects to sequences of positive and negative experiences and link it to subsequent behavior in the dictator game, trust game, and public goods game.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Computer
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
960
Sample size: planned number of observations
960
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
240 altruism, 240 trust, 240 trustworthiness, 240 cooperation
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials

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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Pennsylvania
IRB Approval Date
2018-12-10
IRB Approval Number
832190

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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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
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Reports & Other Materials