Effective and efficient experimental instructions

Maria Bigoni and Davide Dragone

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 117, issue 2, 460-463

Abstract: We treat instructions as an experimental variable to study how their format affects the participants’ comprehension, speed of play, and experimental behavior. We find that, in a public good game, short on-screen instructions requiring forced inputs improve on subjects’ comprehension and familiarity with the experimental task. They also contribute to reduce both decision and waiting times without affecting the overall pattern of contributions.

Keywords: Active participation; Attention; Comprehension; Decision and waiting times (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 C90 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.06.049

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