You have below a list of the possible actions available to Person A. For each of the actions, please indicate whether you believe choosing that action is Very Socially Inappropriate, Socially Inappropriate, Rather Socially Inappropriate, Rather Socially Appropriate, Socially Appropriate, or Very Socially Appropriate. Remember that you will earn money in this task
(7€) if your evaluation to a randomly selected action is the same as the most common evaluation
provided by other participants in today's session.
In case you need it, you can read again the description of the situation by clicking in the Instructions button located at the bottom of the page.
{% formfield player.PD2_C label="Person A selects action A1"%}
{% formfield player.PD2_D label="Person A selects action A2"%}
Situation Description
In a study conducted at the economic laboratory, Person A is randomly paired with another participant, Person B.
The pairing is anonymous, meaning that none of the participants will ever know the identity of the other participant
with whom he or she is paired.
In the experiment, Person A and Person B will each make a choice. The experimenter will record these choices and then inform both individuals of the choices made by the other.
They will receive a payment based on the choices they made. Additionally, both
will receive a small participation fee. Suppose that neither Person A nor Person B will receive any other money for participating
in the experiment.
Person A must choose between two actions: action A1 and action A2. Person B must choose between two actions: action B1 and action B2. Individuals decide their actions simultaneously.
The actions that the individuals choose will determine how much money Person A and Person B will earn.
The payments that individuals can receive are determined as follows:
If Person A selects action A1 and Person B selects action B1, then Person A and Person B earn 7€ each.
If Person A selects action A1 and Person B selects action B2, then Person A earns 3€ and Person B earns 12€.
If Person A selects action A2 and Person B selects action B1, then Person A earns 12€ and Person B earns 3€.
If Person A selects action A2 and Person B selects action B2, then Person A and Person B earn 4€ each.
Since the decisions are taken simultaneously, Person A does not know the decision of Person B once making his/her decision.
Person B does not know the decision of Person A once making his/her decision.
You can find an overview of the situation here:
In the previous table, rows represent the available actions for Person A, while the columns represent the available actions for Person B.
Each cell in the table displays the corresponding monetary outcomes for each combination of actions selected by both individuals. The blue number in each cell represents the money earned by Person A and the orange number represents the money earned by Person B.
