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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 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). {% 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 and $7.00) during the experiment. Your total earnings, including the $2.00 participation fee, will be paid to you via your Amazon Mechanical Turk account.


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.


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In this experiment, you will make a series of decisions about which one of a pair of lotteries you would prefer to play. As explained in more detail below, your compensation for this part of the experiment will be based on the outcomes of the lotteries you select.

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In this experiment, you will act as a division manager for a firm that manufactures a variety of products. Since you have authority over investment decisions in your role as division manager, you will be presented with information about potential projects to implement in your division. After completing work on a task, you will make a series of decisions about which of those projects you would like to implement. As explained in more detail below, your compensation for this part of the experiment will be based on the performance of the projects you select for implementation.

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There will be three parts to the experiment:
1. Instructions and a brief quiz to check your understanding of these instructions.
{% if condition == 4 %} 2. The lottery selection task, described in more detail below, that you will complete to earn additional compensation.
{% else %} 2. The work and project selection tasks, described in more detail below, that you will complete to earn additional compensation.
{% endif %} 3. A post-task questionnaire.


Please click "Next" to continue when ready.

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