What is the purpose of this research?

This research is being conducted by the Institute of Cognition & Behavior of WU Vienna. It will help us better understand human decision-making.

What can I expect if I take part in this research?

This study has three parts and will take approximately 13 minutes to complete. For completing this survey, you will receive a fixed payment of £1.6. During this experiment, you will also have the possibility to earn additional money.
To our knowledge, there are no risks associated with this research study. To the best of our ability, your answers in this study will remain confidential. The records of your responses will be coded in a completely anonymous way. No names or sensitive biographic information will be asked of you. Your records will be arbitrarily assigned a subject code number by the system. To secure the transparency of scientific findings, the completely anonymized data set will be published and made available to other researchers. The potential purposes of future analyses of the data cannot be determined.

What should I know about a research study?

• Your participation in this study is completely voluntary and you can withdraw at any time.
• Your decision will not be held against you.
• Please note that we can only recompense participants who complete the last page of the survey.

Who can I talk to?

If you have further questions about this project or if you have a research-related problem, you may contact Hooman Habibnia at hooman.habibnia@wu.ac.at, or principal investigator, Dr. Susann Fiedler, by email at at susann.fiedler@wu.ac.at