“Trust me, I am an economist.” A note on suspiciousness in laboratory experiments

Michal Krawczyk

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2015, vol. 55, issue C, 103-107

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of informing subjects that no deception will be used in a laboratory experiment. When implemented as a part of recruitment procedure, this information makes no difference in participants’ suspiciousness. Conversely, no-deception reminders placed in the instructions substantially reduce self-reported suspiciousness but not actual (trust-dependent) behavior.

Keywords: Methodology of experiments; Deception; Trust; Suspiciousness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2014.12.003

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