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Good day! Today you are participating in an experiment that looks into physician decision making
under strategic environments. You have been randomly and anonymously grouped with 1 other player.
Your payment in each experimental round (total of 5) will depend on the treatment level (“TL”)
you and the other player will prescribe to 2 hypothetical patients.
* If you prescribe a TL with a higher Equivalent Patient Benefits (EPB) (column 2), then both
patients will go to you and you will earn twice the amount listed in column 3. For example, if you
prescribe a TL of 10 (which has an EPB of 100) and the other player prescribes a TL of 4 (which has an EPB of 90),
then the 2 patients will go to you and you will earn 2 * 100 = 200 experimental dollars.
* If you and the other player prescribe TLs with equal EPB, then the patients will go to
the player that prescribes a lower TL. For example, if you prescribe a TL of 8 (which has an EPB of 100) and
the other player prescribes a TL of 9 (which also has an EPB of 100), then the 2 patients will
go to you and you will earn 2 * 96 = 192 experimental dollars.
* If you and the other player prescribe the same TL, then each of you will be assigned 1 patient.
For example, if you and the other player prescribe a TL of 10, then each of you will earn 100 experimental
dollars.
Note that the applicable conversion rate for this experiment is 100 experimental dollars = 1 US dollar.
Treatment Level | Equivalent Patient Benefit | Payment You Get (Experimental Dollars) |
---|---|---|
0 | 50 | 0 |
1 | 60 | 19 |
2 | 70 | 36 |
3 | 80 | 51 |
4 | 90 | 64 |
5 | 100 | 75 |
6 | 100 | 84 |
7 | 100 | 91 |
8 | 100 | 96 |
9 | 100 | 99 |
10 | 100 | 100 |
You are not allowed to talk to other participants. Once you have made your decision, the computer will ask you to confirm your prescribed treatment level in each round of the experiment. You cannot change your initial decision once you click “submit”.
After you click "submit", you will see what the other player's prescribed TL is. You will be asked to enter a new TL (which could be equal to the original TL you submitted), which will determine if you will win or lose. You cannot change your decision once you click “confirm”.
At the end of each round, a summary of your accumulated earnings and patient benefits will be flashed on the screen. The total experimental dollars you earn at the end of the game will be converted using the exchange rate above (100 experimental dollars = 1 US dollar) and will be handed out to you in an envelope as you leave the room. The total patient benefits will be converted to US dollars as well (using the same conversion rate) and will be donated to an organization that cares for actual patients.
If you have no more questions, we will begin with 3 practice rounds, then proceed to the actual experiment.
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