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Thank you for your willingness to participate in the study. Participation is entirely voluntary. This screen shows the consent form for this study. The study starts on the next screen.

What happens in this study:

In this study you will work on a task in which you set up and submit reports. Your task is to submit truthful reports. Depending on your decisions or the decisions of other participants you can earn a bonus payment in the working task. Please read the description carefully. We will then ask you a few comprehension questions and you will have two opportunities to get the questions correct. If you are not successful, you will be asked to leave the study prematurely. We will also ask you questions on your demographics and attitudes towards certain subjects. Answers to these questions are not mandatory to complete the study but we ask you to answer them truthfully. The complete study should take no longer than 30 minutes. Your participation is entirely voluntary and you may withdraw from participation at any time during the experiment/survey, without providing any reasons. In order to use your data for research, however, it is important for us that you complete the entire experiment and survey.

What happens to the collected data:

Your answers will be pseudonymised, using your Prolific ID. They will then be stored anonymously under a consecutive number depending on the time you entered the survey. This means none of your data can be traced back to you. Hence, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we opt for the safest option to protect your privacy. Once we anonymize your data, we will not be able to trace it back to your Prolific ID. If you feel the need to revoke your consent to participate in this study, please contact us directly (see below). The anonymized dataset may be made accessible to other researchers on an Open Science Platform at some point. Aggregated results of this study will be published in scientific journals.

How to contact us:

If you have any questions or concerns later, you may contact our principle investigator for this study. You find the contact details via the email link at the bottom of each screen.

Statement of Consent

I have read and understand this form. I click "Next" below to indicate my consent to participate in this study.

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