A simple stress test of experimenter demand effects

Piers Fleming; Daniel John Zizzo

doi:10.1007/s11238-014-9419-2

A simple stress test of experimenter demand effects

Piers Fleming, Daniel John Zizzo

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Abstract

As a stress test of experimenter demand effects, we run an experiment where subjects can physically destroy coupons awarded to them. About one subject out of three does. Giving money back to the experimenter is possible in a separate task but is more consistent with an experimenter demand effect than an explanation based on altruism towards the experimenter. A measure of sensitivity to social pressure helps predict destruction when social information is provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-231
Number of pages	13
Journal	Theory and Decision
Volume	78
Issue number	2
Early online date	6 Feb 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-014-9419-2
Publication status	Published - Feb 2015

Keywords

Altruism
Experimenter demand effects
Social information
Social pressure

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