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Thank you for your participation in this experiment. All of the procedures used will be exactly as they are described in these instructions. The experiment should last approximately 30 minutes, and must be completed in one sitting. Before beginning, please remove any distractions that may affect your ability to complete the experiment. Others may be completing the experiment at a later time, so please do not discuss the experiment with anyone. During the experiment, you will not be able to go "back" to previous screens. If you would like to print a copy of all the instructions for reference during the experiment, you may {% if type == 1 %} {% if condition == 1 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 2 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 3 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 4 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 5 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 6 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 7 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 8 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% endif %} {% else %} {% if condition == 1 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 2 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 3 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 4 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 5 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 6 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 7 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% elif condition == 8 %} access them here (a new window will be launched). {% endif %} {% endif %}
Each participant is guaranteed to receive at least $2.00 as a participation fee. As explained below, you will have the opportunity to earn additional compensation (which will be between $0.50 and approximately $6.00) during the experiment. Your total earnings, including the $2.00 participation fee, will be paid to you via your Amazon Mechanical Turk account. As long as you complete all parts of the experiment, your work will be “approved” on Mechanical Turk, regardless of the decisions you make during the experiment.
To protect your identity, we have randomly assigned you a participant number. This number will be used to collect information about your decisions during the experiment, and will be used to pay you at the end of the experiment.
In this experiment, you will act as a division manager for a firm that manufactures a variety of products, and you will complete two tasks. In the first task, you will have the opportunity to communicate with the manager of another division, and will make a series of decisions pertaining to reporting the costs associated with two current projects within the firm. Your second task is a brief decision-making task that will be described to you later.
Prior to completing each of these two tasks, you will read a set of detailed instructions describing the task and how your compensation will be determined. After completing each task, you will answer a few brief questions pertaining to the task. Finally, after completing both tasks you will learn your compensation for the experiment and will be given a study code to enter into the HIT on Mechanical Turk in order to receive your compensation.
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