A simple stress test of experimenter demand effects

Fleming, Piers and Zizzo, Daniel John (2015) A simple stress test of experimenter demand effects. Theory and Decision, 78 (2). pp. 219-231. ISSN 0040-5833

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Available under Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords:	altruism,experimenter demand effects,social information,social pressure
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Social Cognition Research Group
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2014 14:56
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2023 00:05
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/48005
DOI:	10.1007/s11238-014-9419-2

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