Download PR - Training Power-Distrust

Welcome to the study!
We are interested in the relationships among many different things. You will asked to
play a game and to complete some questionnaires about yourself.
Participants in this study also have the opportunity to win a raffle with a bonus payment
of $50. Raffle tickets will be awarded based on your choices during some of the survey
activities. The more raffle tickets you have at the end of the survey, the better your
chances of winning the raffle and getting the $50 bonus payment.
You may also be invited to complete a follow-up study for an additional payment.
Press the continue button to begin.
This next activity involves tickets to win the raffle for $50. Remember, the more tickets
you have at the end of the survey, the better your chances to win the raffle.
Remember that the tickets have value: The more of them you accumulate, the better
your chances of winning the bonus. Likewise, the more tickets other survey takers
accumulate, the better for them.
You will be randomly assigned to the role of Player 1 or Player 2 for the duration of the
activity. The activity consists of 30 rounds of a game.
Each round, Player 1 will be given 100 raffle tickets.
Player 1 may choose to give away some or all of these tickets to Player 2. The tickets
given to Player 2 will be tripled. So, for example, if Player 1 gives 50 tickets to Player 2,
Player 2 will actually receive 150 tickets.
Then, Player 2 may choose to return to Player 1 as many of the tripled tickets as they
would like. In the example above, if Player 2 returned 50 of the tripled tickets, both
players would have 100 tickets.
Whether you are Player 1 or Player 2 will stay the same throughout the game, but
you will be paired with different, randomly assigned, people in each round.
On 15 rounds, you will get to be Controller. On these rounds, you will be given the
opportunity to punish the other player. If you feel they played unfairly, you will be able to
make them lose one third of the tickets they kept.
On 15 other rounds, the other player will get to be Controller. If they feel you played
unfairly, they will get to make you lose one third of the tickets you kept that round.
When the instructions are clear, press the continue button to begin the game.
In this next task, you will be asked to judge how related different concepts are. An
example item is below. You will be given a word or phrase and be asked to judge how
strongly it is related to other concepts.
In the picture below, the word is "canine."
Strongly related concepts are those that always or really easily come to mind
when you think about a word. For example, when thinking about the word "canine,"
"dog" is a strongly related concept, so "dog" should get a high rating on the scale.
Unrelated concepts are those that never or only with great difficulty come to mind
when thinking about a word. For example, when thinking about the word "canine,"
"ceiling" is an unrelated concept, so "ceiling" should get a low rating.
The other two words, "bark" and "legs" are somewhat related to canines, so they should
get ratings in the middle of the scale.
Remember that “relatedness” is not about whether the words mean the same thing.
Instead, it is simply about how easily or quickly one word brings the other to mind.
When the task instructions are clear, press the continue button to begin making ratings.
Think about yourself having power. Imagine what it is like for you to have control and
influence over others. Now that you have this concept in mind, how quickly or easily
does it bring each of the concepts below to mind?
______ taking action (1)
______ approaching opportunities (2)
______ being in charge (3)
______ thinking carefully (4)
______ being competent (5)
______ seeing things from others' perspectives (6)
______ pursuing goals (7)
______ objectifying others (8)
______ being persuasive (9)
______ pride (10)
______ self-interest (11)
______ distrusting people (12)
______ social responsibility (13)
______ sex (14)
______ stereotyping people (15)
On the next page, we will ask you to complete a visualization exercise. You will be asked
to recall a specific event and to visualize it for 60 seconds. After 60 seconds, the survey
will automatically advance, and you will be asked to write about what you visualized.
Please recall a particular incident in which you had power over another individual or
individuals. By power, we mean a situation in which you controlled the ability of another
person or persons to get something they wanted, or were in a position to evaluate those
individuals.
Sit back, relax, and try to get a visual image in mind of the incident you have chosen.
Focus your attention on this incident. Picture the faces of the other people involved.
Really try to experience the incident. Just try to get a good image of it. You may find that
you can see the color of the eyes or hair of the person over whom you had power or
maybe hear their voice. Imagine this person is here with you. Now once you have an
image of the person, try to zoom in and get a close-up, focused impression. Hold this
image for a little while. Imagine talking with the person. Try to feel them there with you.
Please recall a particular incident in which someone else had power over you. By
power, we mean a situation in which someone had control over your ability to get
something you wanted, or was in a position to evaluate you. Please describe this
situation in which you did not have power—what happened, how you felt, etc.
Sit back, relax, and try to get a visual image in mind of the incident you have chosen.
Focus your attention on this incident. Picture the faces of the other people involved.
Really try to experience the incident. Just try to get a good image of it. You may find that
you can see the color of the eyes or hair of the person who had power over you or
maybe hear their voice. Imagine this person is here with you. Now once you have an
image of the person, try to zoom in and get a close-up, focused impression. Hold this
image for a little while. Imagine talking with the person. Try to feel them there with you.
Please describe this situation in which you had power—what happened, how you felt,
etc.
Please describe this situation in which someone had power over you—what
happened, how you felt, etc.
We‘d like to ask you how much you trust people from various groups. Please tell us for
each of the groups below whether you trust people from this group completely,
somewhat, not very much or not at all.
trustcompletely
(1)
trustsomewhat
(2)
do not
trustvery much
(3)
do nottrust at
all (4)
Your family (1)
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neighborhood
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People you
know personally
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People you
meet for the first
time (4)
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People of
another religion
(5)
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People of
another
nationality (6)
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This next activity involves tickets to win the raffle for $50. Remember, the more tickets
you have at the end of the survey, the better your chances to win the raffle.
For this activity, you will again be randomly paired with one other survey-taker,
whom we will refer to simply as the “other.” Other is someone you do not know and that
you will not meet in the future.
You will be given 1000 raffle tickets.
You may choose to give away some or all of these tickets to Other. The tickets you give
to Other will be tripled. So, for example, if you give Other 500 of your tickets, Other will
actually receive 1500 tickets.
Then, Other may choose to return to you as many of the tripled tickets as they
would like.
The decision by both players will be final once they are made.
Also, remember that the tickets have value: The more of them you accumulate, the
better your chances of winning the bonus. Likewise, from the Other’s point of view, the
more points s/he accumulates, the better for him/her.
You will find out at the end of the survey how many tickets Other returns to you.
When the instructions are clear, press the Continue button to move on.
You have been given 1000 raffle tickets. How many of these tickets will you give to
Other?
Remember, Other will receive triple the number of tickets you send him/her and then
can return to you as many of those tickets as they choose.
______ Tickets
You gave ___ of your tickets to Other.
This number was tripled, so Other received ___ tickets.
Other will be able to give you some of those tickets. You will find out how many tickets
Other gives you at the end of the survey.
We would like to collect some demographic information about you.
What is your gender?
What is your age?
What is your country of citizenship?
What is your religious affiliation?
Which ethnicity do you identify with most?
 African American
 Asian American
 European American
 Latino/Latina
 Native American
 Other: ____________________
How would you describe your political orientation?
 Very conservatiave
 Moderately conservative
 Slightly conservative
 Moderate
 Slightly liberal
 Moderately liberal
 Very liberal
What is the education you completed?
 Less than high school
 High school graduation or equivalent
 Some college
 College graduation
 Professional / Post-graduate degree
What is your approximate annual income?
 Under $15,000
 $15,001 - $25,000
 $25,001 - $35,000
 $35,001 - $50,000
 $50,001 - $75,000
 $75,001 - $100,000
 $100,001 - $150,000
 Over $150,000
Finally, we would like you to find out about your perceptions of where you stand in
society.
While answering the following questions, please think of this ladder.
Think of a ladder with 10 rungs representing where people stand IN OUR SOCIETY. At
the top of the ladder are the people who are the best off, those who have the MOST
MONEY, MOST EDUCATION, and BEST JOBS. At the bottom are the people who are
the worst off, those who have the least money, least education, and worst jobs or no job.
Between 1 (bottom) and 10 (top), where do you think you stand on the ladder?
 10 - Top rung
 9
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 5
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 3
 2
 1 - Bottom rung
While answering the following questions, please think of this ladder.
Please select "1 - Bottom rung" as your answer to this question.
 10 - Top rung
 9
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 5
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 3
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 1 - Bottom rung
Thanks for completing the study! We would appreciate your feedback about your
experience in the study.
In as much detail as possible, please describe what you think the purpose of this study
may be. If you are not sure, please give your best guess.
How many rounds did you play in the game, and how many different players were you
matched with?
______ Number of rounds
______ Number of different players
What were your impressions of the game you played in the study?
Did you notice anything unusual about the game?
Do you think that the essay you wrote affected your answers to any of the questions in
the study? If so, what effect do you think it had?
Do you have any additional thoughts or comments about the study?
Raffle Information
During the survey, you were told that you were paired with another participant to
accumulate tickets for a raffle for a $50 bonus payment. You were not actually paired
with anyone, and your choices will not affect your chances of winning the raffle. When
the survey is concluded, all participants will be entered into the raffle with equal chances
of winning.