The experiment is conducted by researchers in the Department of Economics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, which is also the funding institution.
There are no risks associated with this research. The benefits from this study include monetary payment as indicated by the researchers. Your participation in this research is completely voluntary and anonymous. If you choose to participate, you may change your mind and leave the study at any time. You may also withdraw your participation or your data at any time during the study. Refusal to participate, stopping your participation or withdrawing your data will involve no penalty other than losing compensation for which tasks have not been completed. Your data will be kept completely anonymized by not recording your name in combination with your data, only anonymous choices are kept. This means once you have left the lab, we cannot erase your data (because we could not recognize it). The purpose of this research is understanding behaviours. Your participation starts by clicking the “Start – I consent”- button which means you consent to participating to the study. I have read the description of this study, my questions have been answered, and I give my consent to participate. Consent is indicated by clicking the “Start – I consent”-button. For questions or concerns regarding this research, please contact: Anis Nassar, Department of Economics, University of Fribourg, Bd de Pérolles 90, CH-1700 Fribourg. Email: anis.nassar (at) unifr.ch. The University of Fribourg, Department of Psychology, has an Ethics Committee on the use of human subjects in research to which complaints or problems concerning any research project may, and should, be reported if they arise. If you have concerns about this project, please contact Petra Klumb, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Rue P.-A.- de Faucigny 2, CH-1700 Fribourg. Email: petra.klumb (at) unifr.ch.