TRUE OR FALSE
att_1: The maximum bonus payment you can end up with is
$2
att_2: If you don’t take any of their bonus, you are
guaranteed to end up with a $1 bonus payment
att_3: Only if they take some of your $1 bonus, you
could take some of theirs
Extra attention check
att_4: Please select Somewhat Disagree
| att_1 | att_2 | att_3 | att_4 | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 141 |
The TRUE or False questions are not that easy, so what I’ll do is this. To be eligible, a participant must have had at least 2 of the 3 T/F questions right AND must have the extra attention check right.
| cond | N |
|---|---|
| NONPT | 90 |
| PT | 90 |
Great. That leaves us with 180, 90 per condition.
| race | N | Perc |
|---|---|---|
| asian | 9 | 5.00 |
| black | 6 | 3.33 |
| hispanic | 7 | 3.89 |
| multiracial | 10 | 5.56 |
| white | 148 | 82.22 |
| gender | N | Perc |
|---|---|---|
| man | 99 | 55.00 |
| woman | 80 | 44.44 |
| NA | 1 | 0.56 |
| edu | N | Perc |
|---|---|---|
| GED | 45 | 25.00 |
| 2yearColl | 21 | 11.67 |
| 4yearColl | 82 | 45.56 |
| MA | 25 | 13.89 |
| PHD | 4 | 2.22 |
| NA | 3 | 1.67 |
| cond | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|
| NONPT | 56.64 | 44.50 |
| PT | 70.89 | 41.06 |
t(176.86) = -2.23, p = .027, d = -0.33
Cool. We’re able to replicate their effect with our SMTSDG
(Simultaneous Multiple Take Some Dictator Game).
Also, looking at the distributions, it seems that there are
concentrations around 100, 50, and 0, which is to be expected. Pretty
remarkable that we’re not getting a ceiling effect.
| Estimate | Std. Error | t value | Pr(>|t|) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 26.34 | 9.6 | 2.74 | 0.01 |
| CWV | 14.02 | 3.4 | 4.12 | 0.00 |
| CWV_split | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 72.24 | 40.47 |
| LOW | 56.01 | 44.53 |
| Effect | DFn | DFd | F | p | p<.05 | ges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cond | 1 | 176 | 5.01 | 0.03 |
|
0.03 |
| CWV_split | 1 | 176 | 6.63 | 0.01 |
|
0.04 |
| cond:CWV_split | 1 | 176 | 0.23 | 0.63 | 0.00 |
| CWV_SDsplit | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 80.10 | 34.45 |
| LOW | 38.67 | 45.31 |
| MIDDLE | 65.96 | 42.41 |
| Estimate | Std. Error | t value | Pr(>|t|) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 84.43 | 9.32 | 9.06 | 0.00 |
| trust | -5.16 | 2.19 | -2.36 | 0.02 |
| trust_split | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 56.58 | 45.32 |
| LOW | 70.05 | 40.64 |
| Effect | DFn | DFd | F | p | p<.05 | ges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cond | 1 | 176 | 5.03 | 0.03 |
|
0.03 |
| trust_split | 1 | 176 | 4.72 | 0.03 |
|
0.03 |
| cond:trust_split | 1 | 176 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 0.00 |
| trust_SDsplit | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 56.54 | 47.66 |
| LOW | 74.30 | 41.15 |
| MIDDLE | 61.38 | 42.72 |
| Estimate | Std. Error | t value | Pr(>|t|) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 10.97 | 13.46 | 0.82 | 0.42 |
| condPT | 32.02 | 19.01 | 1.68 | 0.09 |
| CWV | 17.35 | 4.84 | 3.58 | 0.00 |
| condPT:CWV | -7.05 | 6.74 | -1.05 | 0.30 |
| cond | CWV_split | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONPT | HIGH | 66.70 | 41.81 |
| NONPT | LOW | 47.45 | 45.32 |
| PT | HIGH | 77.79 | 38.77 |
| PT | LOW | 64.57 | 42.49 |
| Effect | DFn | DFd | F | p | p<.05 | ges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cond | 1 | 176 | 5.01 | 0.03 |
|
0.03 |
| CWV_split | 1 | 176 | 6.63 | 0.01 |
|
0.04 |
| cond:CWV_split | 1 | 176 | 0.23 | 0.63 | 0.00 |
This is pretty cool. Not quite what we expected, but it looks like perspective taking, at least in this context, is activating the idea that the other person will take from you. High CWV’s are doing this naturally (regardless of condition). LOW CWV’s need an extra push.
| cond | CWV_SDsplit | take_you_m | take_you_sd |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONPT | HIGH | 77.36 | 36.91 |
| NONPT | LOW | 31.76 | 43.19 |
| NONPT | MIDDLE | 58.90 | 43.91 |
| PT | HIGH | 82.50 | 33.17 |
| PT | LOW | 47.69 | 48.16 |
| PT | MIDDLE | 72.79 | 40.08 |
| Effect | DFn | DFd | F | p | p<.05 | ges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cond | 1 | 174 | 2.34 | 0.13 | 0.01 | |
| CWV_SDsplit | 2 | 174 | 7.35 | 0.00 |
|
0.08 |
| cond:CWV_SDsplit | 2 | 174 | 0.16 | 0.85 | 0.00 |
Similar pattern. Maybe a little less pronounced here, but I’d be wary of these low CWV’s. Looks like there’s just very few of them in each condition.
We asked them to estimate how much they thought their counterparts would take
| cond | take_them_m | take_them_sd |
|---|---|---|
| NONPT | 67.57 | 37.42 |
| PT | 68.56 | 38.69 |
t(177.80) = -0.17, p = .862, d = -0.03
Let’s check the relationship between that and the amount they’ve taken.
yeah, highly correlated.
Let’s see if people were right about their predictions. And if not, in which direction and by how much.
| cond | who | amount_m | amount_sd |
|---|---|---|---|
| NONPT | take_them | 67.57 | 37.42 |
| NONPT | take_you | 56.64 | 44.50 |
| PT | take_them | 68.56 | 38.69 |
| PT | take_you | 70.89 | 41.06 |
wait, let’s do it without condition.
ok, people overestimated what others would take. And it seems like that is driven by perspective-taking.
| CWV | take_them | |
|---|---|---|
| CWV | 1.00 | 0.21 |
| take_them | 0.21 | 1.00 |
| CWV | take_them | |
|---|---|---|
| CWV | 1.00 | 0.31 |
| take_them | 0.31 | 1.00 |
We asked participants how concerned they were about making the
outcome equal between them and their counterpart (fair), how satisfied
they would be if it turned out that they would be more generous than
their counterpart (you_more), and how satisfied they would be if it
turned out that the their counterpart would be more generous than them
(them_more).
First, the distributions:
Pretty even distribution for fairness concerns. That’s cool. And
yeah, people are more concerned about their counterpart being less
generous than about their counterpart being more generous. That’s
understandable.
Let’s see if these things predict the amount taken.
Ok, this follows: The more you’re concerned about fairness, the less
you’ll take. The more you’re concerned about taking more than the other,
the less you’ll take. The more you’re concerned about the other taking
more than you, the more you’ll take. No interaction with condition.
We also measured perspective taking as an individual difference, from the IRI. This is the distribution:
A bunch of pretty high perspective-takers. Well, maybe this is due to the fact that half of them were just explicitly asked to perspective-take and the other half was implicitly asked to do it.
Let’s see if this predicts amount taken (more likely to happen in the
control condition).
hmm, maybe a tiny bit more, but I don’t think there’s anything here.
If we want to take a look at what people wrote, we have this here.
| responses |
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| I think that the other participant just wants to make as money as possible. With that thought, i believe the participant will take all of my money. The other person would want to gain as much as possible. |
| Probably they’re thinking that they’re going to want to take my full bonus because that’s what I’d be thinking, everyone is out to maximize their own bonus. |
| I would want to consider taking some of the other person’s bonus. I can’t know what they will do, so if I want to ensure I get a bonus it would be in my best interest to take theirs and assume they’ll be taking mine. |
| I think they are thinking about the likelihood that I am going to take some from their bonus and how much that might be. They are thinking they need to make sure they at least take the same amount or more somehow. |
| I’m guessing that they will try to maximize their own earnings and thus will take my whole $1. I don’t think I can trust them to leave me anything of my original $1. |
| I think they would want to be fair, but would worry about ending up with no bonus and so will probably take at least some or all of my bonus allotment. |
| They are probably thinking what I am thinking that if the other person chooses to take my bonus, and I don’t choose the same, that they will end up with nothing. so it may be sagest to take the other persons bonus. |
| My counterpart is deciding what to do with the bonus. They are thinking of either to steal from my bonus or not. They are also guessing if I will be taking their bonus |
| They are likewise wondering what is going on in my mind. They are wondering if I will take from them. They are thinking about how they should behave, how I might behave, and perhaps how everyone should behave. |
| I think, like me, they are hoping to maximize their bonus. Since they don’t know me, the best thing to do would be for them to take my whole bonus, since no matter what they will end up with at least \(1. I'm operating under this assumption. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> I'm honestly confused by the game instructions. I thought that either of us could take the bonus but then your questions implied that it only happens if we both participate. This is a confusing survey. As for what they're thinking: If it's what I originally thought, then they're likely thinking to take the bonus because there's no way for them to know what I'm going to do and it's the best bet for them to hold onto it. if it's what the questions implied, then it might be that they're hoping that I won't try to take their bonus, which means that if they don't participate, they get to keep it. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> They are thinking like me. Will that person take any money and if I should be selfish and do the same. Or will they be neutral and not taking anything. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> I think my counterpart is thinking along the same lines I am. They are thinking that the only fair think to do here is that neither of us take money from the other. That way we both end up with one dollar. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> My counterpart will be thinking about taking all of my bonus because if they do not, they will be at a disadvantage. They will end up with less bonus while I will get more. They want to maximize their earning so they will take all my bonus. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> They are most likely thinking what is the most generous and fair amount to take for both individuals to be satisfied with the outcome. The individual is thinking about what emotions I will go through based on their decision and how they would feel if I decide to be greedy in said situation. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> They are probably hurting because of inflation and are going to take the whole latex69dbdf22163500c57571d3549c28d60a and will fully expect me to do the same to my counterparts 1\). |
| I think must people will want to maximize their earning bonus. I also think they will only look out for their self and not necessarily for others. They will make the choices that make the most money for them. |
| I would imagine that they’d also be thinking that the safest bet is just to take all of my bonus under the assumption I would do the same. It is a safer way to end up with a dollar then just trusting that I wouldn’t take their bonus. |
| they are thinking should they take the $1 or less. they may think what will i think of them if they take my dollar. they may also think what if they don’t take my money and i take all of theirs and they end up with nothing |
| They are probably thinking which is the best outcome for them. Or they are strategizing on how they can get something without losing so much. Maybe thinking how they don’t know me so taking my bonus won’t affect them. |
| They are hoping I don’t take their money, but they will probably take mine because they need it, especially in these economic times we are facing. I expect them to not be fair to me, but for me to be fair to them, |
| I think they are thinking about whether I would choose to take any bonus money from them. They are thinking what would be the best decision to make. I think they are thinking of doing the right thing and trusting that I won’t take their bonus and they will decide to not take mine either. |
| They are trying to anticipate what I will take from their bonus pool. The thought will be to maximize the bonus that they will receive. They will have to make a guess with no knowledge of what I am like. |
| They are thinking the same thing I am. Which is that the only way to be guaranteed a bonus is to take my opponents bonus with the expectation that they will take mine. If my opponent happens to not take all of mine, I get more, but that is their bad call. |
| I believe they will be maximizing their earnings , and the easiest way to do it , is to take the entire bonus of $1 , regardless of if I only take a portion of their bonus , they are still guaranteed a $1 bonus. |
| If I don’t take their bonus and they doesn’t take mine, both of us can benefit with a $1 bonus. In this case, we both benefit from this game. However, if the counterpart decides to take my bonus, then they benefit and leaves me without any additional reward. This makes him self-centered. |
| Let me start by saying I really don’t care what my counterpart is thinking or their concerns I’m purely motivated by selfishness in this case and I want to maximize my potential bonus. I am hoping that my partner is thinking about me and my needs and deciding not to take any of my bonus so that I can take all of their bonus and end up with a $3 payout. However it’s most likely that my partner is thinking the same things that I am and is going to take my full dollar and I’m going to take their full dollar and we’re going to both end up with a $2 payout which is pretty fair. |
| They are probably trying to determine if the player they are going against is going to try and take all of the money. They are making a decision of whether they should try and be fair or try and make the most amount of money possible. |
| They are thinking how they can make the most money. They are thinking of taking it all from me. They don’t cane about my needs and only theirs. They are here to win the maximum amount. |
| They are thinking about how much money they want to take from my bonus. They are also thinking about if I will take money from their bonus. This makes them really nervous about this survey. |
| I can win money if I make the correct choices. I can also lose money if I make the incorrect choices. I want to end up winning the higest amound possible in this game. |
| I assume very few people will trust a stranger. So I will take the money from the other person’s bonus. As I assume the other person will also do. This seems the most logical approach to me. |
| My counterpart might be thinking I might take their bonus from them. My counterpart might think that if I take their bonus, the only justifiable action would be to take my bonus as well. My counterpart might also think that I’m a bot so there are no consequences for taking my bonus. |
| They are thinking about how to maximize their payment. The best way to do this is to take all of the other player’s money and hope they do not take all of yours. |
| I am thinking that my counterpart does not trust me. they are expecting me to steal the bonus. They will probably want to take my bonus because they think I am going to take from them. they are probably trying to maximize their income and they are not very worried about mine. they probably need the money so I think that is their main focus. |
|
Hmm, you know… That’s really very hard to do because it can depend on what kind of day the person is having at the minute (good/bad/ugly) and/or their current economic situation (same, good/bad/ugly) and/or what their personality is like (giver/sharer vs taker/keeper). I’m gonna assume the person is having a decent day and they’re not hurting for money and they’re more of a giver/sharer than a taker/keeper. They will probably do a 50/50 split (or perhaps a 40/60 or 60/40) rather than taking everything from their counterpart (me). |
| I hope they plan to be fair. I don’t want them taking all of my money. It’s just a game, and just one dollar, but I wouls like to keep it for myself. |
| They hope I don’t take any of theirs. And probably hoping we just stick with our normal bonus. So well good luck to both of us and try to keep civil. Well I hope they are a good person and can make a fair decision without harming the other. |
| Without actually being in the game, I cannot predict what they will do. I have no way to know I will encounter until I am actually in the game. Everything will depend on how things progress. I will decide what to do as the game progresses, rather than deciding before I know what is happening. |
| I think they are a bot. They are programed to match whatever I pick when taking the other players bonus. I will take nothing and we should both keep the one dollar. |
| I think unsure whether they can trust a stranger online. They make be torn between doing the moral thing and the action that is financially better for them. |
| I think they are thinking about whether I will take their money or not. They might be a little frightened and planning on taking mine instead to counter if I were going to take from them |
| Due to my inherent pessimism I think my opponent will take from me, not because they desire to per se, but because they feel I will do the same. So their actions are based off anticipating my actions. I think they may see me as greedy and they believe I will see them the same. |
| They are probably wondering what the chances are that I’m going to try to take their bonus money. They don’t know whether to trust me or not so they need to make their decision on a gut feeling. |
| They are wondering if I am a nice person and if I will be fair and not try to steal their money. They might think that they shouldn’t give me my dollar because I might take their money and then they would end up without any money at all. |
| My counterpart is debating on how to maximized their earning. They want what best for themselves and deciding on how to act based on the feelings of wanting to achieve the best outcome. |
| They will be thinking if I’m going to take all the money or will I be sharing the money with them. But they can’t be sure of what I’m going to do. But I’m sure I’ll split the money into half |
| I think that my counterpart is thinking the following: They want to receive the most money themselves. They are thinking they will take all of my bonus so that they have the best chance of doing this. |
| There is a reasonable probability that my “counterpart” will take money from me. It makes sense because if they do not, then they have a chance not to gain a bonus. Same for me. |
| They are likely thinking about what the odds are that I will take all of their money. If they think that I am a greedy person, then they are likely to be greedy, as well. |
| Why wouldn’t I just take $1 completely from them? They would likely do the same to me. It’s only being fair to end up with the same amount. I don’t trust random strangers on the internet to not be doing tasks like this for their own benefit. |
| I think they are assuming that I will take all of their bonus and will take mine accordingly. Although, I’d be happy with $1 and they probably would be too, they want to make sure they aren’t left with nothing. |
| I think that they probably do not trust me and think that I will take their bonus. They will probably try to take my full bonus to ensure that they have a bonus at the end of the game. |
| They are worried about how much of their bonus I might try to take. In order to ensure they end up with some bonus, they likely will try to take some of my bonus. |
| I think my counterpart is trying to make the most they can. They are trying to think how they should approach the game while getting the most money but still seem honest and nice. |
| I’m thinking that they feel a little awkward about it. I imagine they want the money though, so they will probably take 50% of it, at least. It’s understandable, I suppose. |
| They are thinking about whether to be greedy or whether to be fair. They are thinking about if they just take the option to make them the most money because it won’t really hurt anybody if they do. |
| They are probably thinking if I will take some of the money also. It is sort of like the prisoner’s dilemma. But I feel most people trust others unless given a reason otherwise. So I think they will not take the money from me and expect the same. |
| I think my counterpart is thinking about how much they could make while recognizing what they could lose. They are probably thinking about whether they should take anything at all because then both of us will be guaranteed a $1 bonus. |
| They are deciding if they want to be generous or not. They are trying to figure out it I will be greedy. They cannot know what I will do so have to make their decision based on what they think will work out best for them. |
| They are wondering if I can be trusted to be fair. They think I am greedy and will take all their bonus. They are hoping I will go first so they can see how much I take from their bonus. This will tell them what to do to my bonus. |
| I think they’ll want to leave with at least their own dollar so I’m guessing they’ll opt to take my entire dollar assuming that I will behave the same and will take their entire dollar as well. |
| They may be thinking that they don’t want to be a chump. They may also thinking that they don’t want to be greedy. I can’t know what they are thinking, though |
| They are thinking about what I am likely to do and how them can protect themselves if I take from them. They are worried and they are planning for the worst. They do not know anything about me and have no reason to trust me. |
| My partner is probably thinking about how to maximize their bonus and is excited by the prospect of getting more for their efforts. The debate is going to be between being fair or greedy and I imagine that they are going back and forth on that. Given the likelihood that they can maintain a fair bonus for them and their partner (me), I suspect that they will not seek to take the funds from me. |
| They are trying to figure out what I am thinking and also how to maximize their ending money. They are trying out different combinations of money and also comparing what I will do in return. |
| They are thinking about how much to take, but they don’t want to appear to be greedy. They are thinking what if they took none and the other participant takes the whole \(1, they will not have anything left. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> I hope my counterpart doesn't take all of my bonus and is fair. I would hate to find them greedy and unfair. If they take it though, then I am going to take all of theirs so it will be even </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;width: 5cm; "> Well i feel my counterpart must feel i am a good person even without us meeting yet and they are thinking i might take not much from their share of the 1\) bonus |
| They are thinking about not being greedy and not taking anything, like I am. They are thinking if they take $1, that I will also take $1 and we would both end up qith $1. |
| I feel a little iffy about what’s going on in my counterpart’s mind. My guess is they also feel iffy about what I’m thinking. They’d like to trust me and leave my full bonus but they, like me, have probably been screwed over by other survey participants in the past, and they’d probably want to at least maintain some bonus in case I take all of their bonus. They’d probably feel like the best way to make sure they got a bonus in case I screwed them over the way other survey participants have to me and likely to them in the past would be to take my whole one dollar bonus, then at least they’d get a bonus of a dollar even if I took their bonus. |
| I believe my counterpart is thinking about what my choices would belike and how it would affect them. I also think they would be thinking if they can trust me. |
| I think they are deciding how much to take based on what I initially take from them. They’ll likely counter with whatever I take as to keep it fair. Of course they may take all of my bonus too. |
| The counterpart is likely thinking that their bonus is compromised. They have a dilemma in that they are thinking of a way to keep their bonus but possibly dont want to take in order to achieve that goal. |
| Hopefully they are, like myself, thinking how to split the bonus evenly so we both get maximum benefit. They could also be wondering who chooses first and if they have the opportunity to choose last they could take all my bonus. It is hard to determine what my mystery partner may choose, particularly in the divided space the human race is in. Will the choice be made out of a sense of fairness and equality or will the choice be one derived from being greedy and selfish? I’m curious to see as any time I am presented this type of scenario I always hope my partner will hold the same belief in fairness and equality that I do. They also could make their choice simply on their bottom line need for finances. Every extra quarter helps when you’re struggling to get by and just trying to make sure you have enough food. The latter would seem to come from a survivalist’s desperation more than selfishness and greed. There are likely an abundance of other possible thoughts and feelings my partner is |
| They are probably thinking as I am that the safest move is to not share anything. There is probably a lack of trust from them but I can only guess based on my feelings about it. |
| I think they are hoping I give them my bonus. They want the max amount possible for this game to walk away with, I want them to give me theirs so I get two dollars. |
| I’m thinking about his decision making and how to maximize the payout given the choices and I think about his options. I think my counterpart has what it takes to not be emotional and give everyone a fair shake so. |
| They are thinking how do they stop me from taking their bonus amount. They are worried that they will lose the entire $1 bonus. They are thinking it would be upsetting if they lost that bonus. |
| I think they would be slightly paranoid about the decision and wondering what the correct choice might be. They may feel like it’s better not to take any but ultimately will since most people would. |
| responses |
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| I am guessing that they are trying to decipher how much I am going to take. I would anticipate them taking some but not all of my bonus since they would want me to do the same. |
| They are probably thinking the same thing I am and that is I better just take the 100 cents to protect myself. I don’t want to take the 100, like they probably don’t, but it is a reasonable assumption that you’ll be left with nothing if you don’t. |
| I think that hopefully my counterpart thinks that we can both keep the full dollar if we just don’t take money from each other’s bonus’. I think that hopefully the other player is thinking of cooperation and the mutual good of both players. |
| I do not know their inner mind. But neither do they know mine, and it would pay be to cautious then. There is no reson not to take their money $$\[$ because they will certainly be taking mine \]$$!!! |
| They are probably thinking that I will take most of their bonus away. But the fair thing is to leave them with around half so that they can reciprocate. |
| They are probably trying to figure out how to take as much from me as I took from them. Or they could take all of mine to ensure that they still get a bonus in case I took all of their bonus. |
| They are thinking about the possibility that their partner will take their bonus. They are also thinking about what they feel they should do, or what the right thing to do is in this situation. They probably want to try and be fair and won’t take any of my bonus. |
| They could make 2 dollars. They could also not be selfish. They may just chose to be fair to me. I am hopeful that they are fair and kind. IT would be just. |
| I am hoping they will be thinking that they won’t give up my bonus for their gain. I did not take their bonus. I am hoping they will choose the fair choice. |
| It is likely that they want the best outcome for themselves. But also, I don’t know what they’re thinking and they don’t know what I’m thinking, but it seems like we would both win if we both chose to take $1. I don’t see a downside to each of us taking $1 each and ending up with the biggest rewards. |
| They probably think as I do. They probably want to take $1 from me, because there is no incentive to do otherwise. And they don’t know if I will take their bonus or not. |
| They will probably think that I did the correct thing by not taking anything from them. And they will think long and hard about taking anything from me. $1 really isn’t a lot of money and sharing is good. |
| The person is feeling the same way I am and wants as much for him/herself as possible. We both are thinking about ourselves only and will do what it takes to get ahead. |
| Ideally they have come to the conclusion that it would just be wrong to take away from someone else’s bonus in this particular instance. I am hoping they are of a sound moral mind and will not succumb to either greed or fear resulting in them taking any of my bonus. |
| I think my counterpart is considering the same thing that I considered – what is the reasoning by arbitrarily taking a bonus from someone, not knowing if they really need it not. They would assume that the other person (me) would not take their own bonus for the same reasons. |
| Maybe they just want to get out with $1 while mitigating downside risk. That was my thought and hopefully the person I get paired with decides the same. |
| I think that my counterpart does not trust me and the only way to ensure that they will not lose is to take the entire bonus from me. I think that they are motivated more by avoiding loss than by gaining additional money. |
| I did not want to take any money from my counterpart but I was distrustful of them. So I decided to take all of them bonus from them. I thought I would end up with zero bonus and I did not want to take that risk. |
| I assume that they are going to take 100% of my bonus. I would do whatever I can to ensure that I will at least get some part of a bonus. They are probably thinking the same thing. |
| my counterpart probably has themselves in mind. They want to take the most amount of money to get the maximum amount of money and avoid going away with nothing. |
| Is this other person going to take all my money? Should I take all their money to be safe, in case they take all of mine? Should I not take the money because that’s a dick move? |
| I think that they are thinking that they must take all of my bonus to ensure that they get a bonus. I think they are trying to maximize the amount they get. |
| They want to be fair, but they also don’t want to get a greedy partner. They are nervous about taking other’s money. So it seems fair to take some of it. Taking all was tempting, but they felt bad as well. |
| I hope they are thinking that it would be unfair to take my bonus because they are trusting me not to take their bonus. They wouldn’t want me taking their bonus money any more than I want them to take mine, so if we both play fair, we both end up with a $1 bonus. |
| Maybe I should take $0.50 of my partners bonus. They are likely to take at least that much from my bonus. I think I will try for $0.50. Or maybe they will take my entire bonus, So maybe I should take the entire dollar. |
| While we both want to maximize our bonus, I would hope and think that the safest and most fair action is to accept our given bonus, be grateful for it and not interfere with the others earnings. Code of ethics, common goals, do unto others, etc principles prevail. I could be very wrong, of course. |
| They are thinking that I am going to take away their 1.00 so they will take my 1.00. In doing this, we will each wind up with the original bonus amount of $1.00. Should they choose not to take any of my bonus and I take $1.00, they would receive no bonus. Exchanging the 1.00 is the smart solution for both parties. |
| I think that they are thinking about maximizing their bonus. I also think that they are thinking of what I am planning on doing and they don’t want to lose their bonus, so they will take mine. |
| If they’re thinking like me, they don’t want to take the whole thing. In fact they would feel rather bad for taking the entire bonus for themselves. They would rather split it 50/50 to make things fair. |
| They might be thinking about how much I’m taking from them and try to make a guess and use that to deiced how much to take from me. Also, they might be wondering if i need the money more than they do. |
| I have participated in hundreds of similar decision making tasks on mturk/prolific over the years. In my experience, the majority of people on these tasks are out to maximize their own earnings. Many, like myself, start out trying to be fair, but quickly realize that the majority of other participants aren’t doing the same. This assuming the other participant actually exists, often times they don’t. So, to answer the question, I would assume they are thinking I’m going to stick it to them; so they’re also going to stick it to me. It is the safest bet after all, they’re guaranteed to end up with at least a dollar that way. |
| I hope they are predicting what I am going to do. I would imagine they are nervous their bonus is going to be taken away from them. I think they will choose to take some of the bonus but not all. |
| I feel strongly that my counterpart will steal my bonus. This caused me to move forward with stealing their bonus. This would allow me to at least be guaranteed a bonus. |
| They’re thinking about themselves and how much they would lose. But also at the same time how much they take from me. If they take all of it, would it be silly for them to take only half or less than all of it? |
| I believe my counterpart is thinking to take my bonus from me, either to prevent coming out of this study with $0 or to maximize their earnings. I think they are about to take my entire bonus from me. |
| The counterparty is probably thinking that I if I take all of the bonus then they will be left with nothing, so they will choose to take all of the bonus (unless they don’t need the money). They may also choose to not take any of my bonus and risk having $0, but they are on CloudResearch participating in these studies for money so what are the chances of that happening? |
| They are thinking of whether they should trust me or not. They are thinking that they only way to get a guaranteed bonus is if they take some or all of mine. They are deciding if they should some like half or all of it. They are wondering if anyone is going to judge them. |
| In their mind they might think about what is fair. Fair and kind is not taking anything. Because this is a survey and the other is anonymous and most are here to make money they will probably think to take it all. |
| They are probably going to be fair and take nothing. They probably think I’ll do the same because they think I’d want to be fair as well. Or they could be thinking, as I am, that if they took a dollar from me, the least they could end up with is what they started with. |
| I’m guessing they will take all of my bonus because it is anonymous and we’re just trying to make a few bucks here and there. If they are feeling nice, they might only take a bit. |
| The counterpart is considering taking some of the bonus from me because they anticipate that I have already taken some of their bonus. I don’t expect the counterpart to not take some of the bonus, but at the same time I do not expect them to take the whole dollar. |
| Why did this person take it all? I would have done the same thing if I get the chance to. I know it is just a game but this is a little greedy. I feel that this person must need the money badly to act this way. |
| I’m hoping they’ll be like me, so we both can keep one dollar each. They might take all of my bonus though but that’s a risk that I’m taking. My worry is that they’ll think that I’m going to take from them. |
| They are probably either thinking about the optimal way to play the game or the most ethical way to play the game. They also may simply be looking at it from a greedy point of view. If they are considering ethics/fairness then they probably won’t take all of the bonus, but if they aren’t then they likely will take all of the bonus. |
| Will my counterpart take all my money, take some, or take none? What would be most fair? If we both got $1. But what if my counterpart is greedy, and takes everything and I am left with nothing? |
| If they really need the money, they probably want to take as much as they can. Hopefully they’re also inclined not to adversely affect someone else too much. I feel like they’d probably be leaning towards taking 50 cents so that they get extra money but don’t leave me with nothing. |
| I think my counterpart will also take some of my bonus, as they expect me to take some of theirs. However, I do not think they will take 100%, so I come out ahead in the game. |
| They are thinking that they should take all of my bonus. That’s because they don’t know what I’m going to do but should assume the worst, which is that I take all of theirs and they end up with nothing. |
| This is the classic I have to do X because I know they will do X. So I really don’t know what they would actually do. I am just not going to take the money from them. If they take mine then they probably need it more than me. |
| I think they are thinking about how much, if any, money they should take. They probably want to get as much bonus as possible, yet they might want to be fair and also make sure the other person gets some bonus. |
| My counterpart is probably wondering why I told over half of their bonus. Based on my decision, they are probably going to take most of my bonus as well. They are probably feeling pretty upset with me at this time. |
| They probably decided to take what I took because then it’s totally fair. They probably feel a little bad but realize that I also take everything from them. |
| They are wondering what I did. They are unsure about me and not sure how to proceed. I am sure they would prefer to wait and to see what I did first. I assume they are pretty nice for the most part on my end and that they would not take any of my bonus winnings. |
| I believe we both know this is a balancing act and we have to act the same no matter what. Human nature is to take so I assume we will both take the whole bonus,, knowing we will get it– |
| They are liking thinking about if it would be fair to take part or all of someone else’s bonus. They are likely wondering if I took any from them. They are trying to balance out fairness with getting a good bonus. |
| I think that in my counterpart’s mind they want to get as much of the bonus as they can while minimizing as much loss as they can. Based on the instructions, they would likely want to steal the entirety of the other person’s bonus because at best you get $2 and at worst you get $1 opposed to getting $0 if you do nothing and their counterpart steals $1. |
| They are probably thinking that they need to make sure they get something from the bonus and wondering if they should behave selfishly. They probably believe that their counterpart will take the full amount that they can and they’ll be left with nothing. |
| It depends on what type of person they are. If they have low morals they are more likely to take my bonus. If they are a decent person then they wont take any of my bonus. |
| I think they are very likely to make their decision based on what they think I will do. If they think I’ll take nothing, they will either take nothing as well, or take everything to ensure they get the highest bonus. |
| They are thinking I will take some of their money. They might think they will take some of mine to get theirs back. Or they might think neither of us will take any money. They will probably plan to take some of mine though. |
| They are probably thinking that they want to maximize their bonus by taking some or all of my bonus. Then they probably are considering the repercussions of doing so. Will I retaliate by taking their bonus? How much of a bonus will they then end up with? Should they just stick with their bonus and not take anything? How much do they trust me? |
| they want to maximize their earning by taking from me |
| I believe they will take the full dollar in order to assure themselves that they will receive a bonus. There’s no guarantee that their bonus wont be taken from them so they would choose to take mine for reassurance. |
| They want al of the bonuses they can get. They will probably take all of mine. They need the money. I think they will be greedy but so will I if I were them |
| I’m assuming my counterpart is wanting the max amount of bonus, like I am. If I assume correct, we will both take 1 dollar from the other and end up with a 1 dollar bonus. |
| I don’t know exactly what my counterpart is thinking, but I can run through different scenarios. They could do as I and take half, aiming to come out with at least something. They could look out completely for themselves and take it all, or they could take nothing, or anything in between. Do you chose self-preservation, or selflessness? I don’t know what they’d do, I can only act on my own. |
| It depends on what type of person they are. They might be thinking that I’m going to take their entire bonus and therefore they need to take all of mine. Or they might be fair minded and only choose to take a little bit or up to half. |
| I do not trust my partner. So I am going to take all of his money.I feel my partner will take my money so I must prepare for this happening. Most people are greedy and do not think about others. |
| They are wondering if they will lose their bonus and if they should be greedy and take mine. I imagine they are wondering if their decision will have an effect on my decision. |
| My counterpart is thinking about whether on not they should take part of my bonus. They are worried that I will take part of their bonus. They are worried that they will lose part of their bonus. |
| They are thinking about how much to take. They are probably going through the alternatives. #1 take it all, #2 take about half, #3 take none of it. What they decide to do probably depends on what kind of person they are, or what kind of financial situation they are in, which I know nothing about. I think most people might just take half. |
| Depending on the type of person they are and how generous they are feeling, I imagine they are trying to decide whether or not they should take any or all of my bonus money. If they are a fair person, they are probably trying to predict whether or not I took any of their bonus money and their decision may be influenced by their conclusion. On the flip side, they may have really liked the idea of a $2 bonus and couldn’t slide the bonus slider all the way to $1 fast enough. |
| I feel like they want to be fair. However, they know that the only way to guarantee that they keep 1.00 is to steal mine. They are feeling that they should steal mine to counter me possibly stealing theirs. |
| They are probably thinking they want to maximize their bonus and will take all of mine. I might get lucky and be matched with someone who doesn’t take my bonus. |
| They are wondering if I will take some of their bonus and if they should take some of mine to make sure they get a bonus. They are weighing that with the right moral decision. |
| They are probably thinking that I would possibly take all of their bonus, just like I am thinking that they might take all of mine. So, to guarantee that I will get a bonus, I will take all of theirs. I think they are thinking the same and will do the same thing. |
| I imagine they are thinking about how much I am going to take. they will use that thought to decide how much to take from me to make sure they don’t end up with nothing. |
| I feel like everyone is going to think about this exactly the way that I’m thinking about it - that I can’t be sure that my partner WON’T take any bonus from me, and it’s better to PREEMPTIVELY take THEIR bonus, because there’s a better-than-not chance that they’re going to take the bonus from me. I think they’ll be assuming that I would take their whole bonus, and so they’re going to want to take my whole bonus. Additionally, I feel like because this is a crowdwork platform, where the primary goal is to make money, that they will want to maximize the amount of money they can make - which means that they’re going to want to take the whole $1 bonus from me so that they can try to maximize their profit. |
| They are thinking that they really don’t care about the money. They would think they are generous and would want me to take their money. The probably have plenty of money anyway and won’t mind sharing, I personally feel the same way. I don’t care if they take my money. |
| I mean really I have no idea. I’d hope they aren’t thinking to take everything, but lots of people are naturally greedy. Like I said though, I have no idea. I don’t pretend to know what others are thinking. |
| I feel they may think about what choice I am making. They are probably deciding whether or not to take any money. I feel they probably think most people would take some money. So I feel they may be thinking about how much to take from me based on that. |
| My counterpart is weighing the pros and cons of taking money from me. In their mind, they want to take all of my money so that they can maximize their profits but they are also conflicted because they feel that it would be unfair to me. |
| They’re questioning whether or not I’ll be fair or if I’ll take everything from them. As this is anonymous, I think they’ll assume that I’m going to take everything and do the same. |
| I hope they are thinking something along the lines of “let us be fair and not take from others in order to gain.” I think they are deciding to be kind and fair. I don’t think they’re going to take any of the bonus from me as I did for them. |
| As you note, various things could be thought about. General fairness, like hey let’s leave each other alone so we get the same bonus. Or, I’m feeling greedy, so I will take from my counterpart, some or all of it. Or, he’ll probably gouge me so I should gouge him, to get even or protect myself. |
| They are wondering if they should be fair or not. They want to take it all, but will settle for half, hoping I will do the same. They don’t know that I am not a nice guy in these types of games. |
| I was hoping my partner would use the same logic and by leaving each other alone we’d reduce the risk of having a less than $1 bonus. The most fair outcome seems to be to simply keep the money each of us was given. |
| I assume my counterpart is wondering how much of their bonus I am going to take. They are also considering how they will feel if they take money from my bonus. My position is simple. I will treat my counterpart as I would want to be treated. I would like to keep my bonus so I will not take their bonus and I will live with the results. |
| They are probably second guessing what I’m going to do and leaning towards the option that guarantees that they get some bonus. They are likely deciding between taking some of my bonus or all of it. |
| If we both take nothing, then we both get the exact same amount, which is fair. The question is how greedy am I during this inflation? How much am I in “hoard” mindset? |
Let’s take a look at a potential interaction of condition and each of
the CWV items on amount taken. First, the items:
1. It’s a dog-eat-dog world where you have to be ruthless at times
2. Life is not governed by the “survival of the fittest.” We should let
compassion and moral laws be our guide (R)
3. There is really no such thing as “right” and “wrong.” It all boils
down to what you can get away with
4. One of the most useful skills a person should develop is how to look
someone straight in the eye and lie convincingly
5. It is better to be loved than to be feared (R)
6. My knowledge and experience tell me that the social world we live in
is basically a competitive “jungle” in which the fittest survive and
succeed, in which power, wealth, and winning are everything, and might
is right
7. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and never do
anything unfair to someone else (R)
8. Basically people are objects to be quietly and coolly manipulated for
one’s own benefit
9. Honesty is the best policy in all cases (R)
10. One should give others the benefit of the doubt. Most people are
trustworthy if you have faith in them (R)
Yeah, the only interactions we’re seeing here are for CWV_3 and CWV_6,
but those are not really in the nature that we’d expect. PT does not do
much. It’s only for NON-PT that we see an effect of CWV on amount taken.
This goes back to the nature of the game that we discussed in our
meeting. It’s almost like high CWV are naturally perspective-taking in
the non-pt condition. And if you’re asked to perspective-take, you’ll
think the other person will take from you (and you’ll probably be
right!).
Let’s see what happens when we take the four items that Daniel and
Christine use as a manipulation check:
1. It’s a dog-eat-dog world where you have to be ruthless at times
5. It is better to be loved than to be feared (R)
6. My knowledge and experience tell me that the social world we live in
is basically a competitive “jungle” in which the fittest survive and
succeed, in which power, wealth, and winning are everything, and might
is right
10. One should give others the benefit of the doubt. Most people are
trustworthy if you have faith in them (R)
Not much here.