Hey all,
I have a question I’m hoping you might help me with.
The research question is whether participants would distribute a virtual currency equally, give more of it to themselves or to their partner (okay, the research question is a bit more complicated than that but this is the general structure).
In the experiment, participants are presented with a series of options on how to distribute currency:
(IV) 3 payouts for self: High, medium, low
(IV) 3 payouts for partner: High, medium, low
Each trial, they get two options for distribution and each option has a payout for self and a payout for partner. For example:
Option A: Medium self payout + low partner payout
Option B: Medium self payout + medium partner payout
The dependent variable is participants’ choices of option A or B (i.e. the payouts for themselves and their partner).
Each combination between self and partner payout is presented as an option an equal number of times (8) and each option pair is presented once. So on the example of High self + High partner payout the choice look like:
Trial 1: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: High self + Medium partner
Trial 2: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: High self + Low partner
Trial 3: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Medium self + High partner
Trial 4: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Medium self + Medium partner
Trial 5: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Medium self + Low partner
Trial 6: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Low Self + High Partner
Trial 7: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Low Self + Medium Partner
Trial 8: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Low Self + Low Partner
I was wondering what would be an appropriate analysis to see participants’ preferences for self and other payouts (e.g. do they prefer medium-self and medium-partner or high-self and medium partner)?
Please let me know if there’s any other information about the design I can provide that might help.
Thanks in advance!
I have a question I’m hoping you might help me with.
The research question is whether participants would distribute a virtual currency equally, give more of it to themselves or to their partner (okay, the research question is a bit more complicated than that but this is the general structure).
In the experiment, participants are presented with a series of options on how to distribute currency:
(IV) 3 payouts for self: High, medium, low
(IV) 3 payouts for partner: High, medium, low
Each trial, they get two options for distribution and each option has a payout for self and a payout for partner. For example:
Option A: Medium self payout + low partner payout
Option B: Medium self payout + medium partner payout
The dependent variable is participants’ choices of option A or B (i.e. the payouts for themselves and their partner).
Each combination between self and partner payout is presented as an option an equal number of times (8) and each option pair is presented once. So on the example of High self + High partner payout the choice look like:
Trial 1: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: High self + Medium partner
Trial 2: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: High self + Low partner
Trial 3: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Medium self + High partner
Trial 4: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Medium self + Medium partner
Trial 5: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Medium self + Low partner
Trial 6: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Low Self + High Partner
Trial 7: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Low Self + Medium Partner
Trial 8: Option A: High self + High partner Option B: Low Self + Low Partner
I was wondering what would be an appropriate analysis to see participants’ preferences for self and other payouts (e.g. do they prefer medium-self and medium-partner or high-self and medium partner)?
Please let me know if there’s any other information about the design I can provide that might help.
Thanks in advance!