Decision-Making Experiment: Choices between Gambles

This is a study of decision making like Exp A. Some of the choices are the same and some are different. In each case choose the gamble you would prefer to play.

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Now, look at the first choice, No. 1, below.   Would you rather play: 
        A: fifty-fifty chance of winning either $100 or $0 (nothing), 
OR
        B: fifty-fifty chance to win either $25 or $35.

Think of probability as the number of tickets in a bag containing 100 tickets, 
divided by 100.  Gamble A has 50 tickets that say $100 and 50 that say $0,
so the probability to win $100 is .50 and the probability to get $0 is .50.  
If someone reaches in bag A, half the time they might win $0 and half the 
time $100.  But in this study, you only get to play a gamble once, so the 
prize will be either $0 or $100.  Gamble B's bag has 100 tickets also, but 50 of 
them say $25 and 50 of them say $35.  Bag B thus guarantees at least $25, 
but the most you can win is $35.  Some will prefer A and others will prefer B. 
To mark your choice, click the button next to A or B.  Notice that the dot 
next to No. 1 will empty and fill in the button next to your choice.

For each choice below, click the button beside the gamble
you would rather play.   Any one of the 20 choices might be the one you 
get to play, so choose carefully.  

1. Which do you choose?
          A: .50 probability to win $0
                .50 probability to win $100
      OR
          B: .50 probability to win $25
                .50 probability to win $35

2. Which do you choose?
          C: .50 probability to win $0
                .50 probability to win $100
      OR
          D: .50 probability to win $35
                .50 probability to win $45
                
3. Which do you choose?
          E: .50 probability to win $50
                .30 probability to win $96
                .20 probability to win $100
      OR
          F: .50 probability to win $50
                .30 probability to win $62
                .20 probability to win $100

4. Which do you choose?
          G: .40 probability to win $2
                .50 probability to win $12
                .10 probability to win $108
      OR
          H: .40 probability to win $2
                .50 probability to win $96
                .10 probability to win $108

5. Which do you choose?
          I: .75 probability to win $2
                .02 probability to win $95
                .03 probability to win $97
                .20 probability to win $98           
      OR
          J: .70 probability to win $2
                .02 probability to win $3
                .03 probability to win $4
                .25 probability to win $98
                
6. Which do you choose?
          K: .25 probability to win $1
                .75 probability to win $99
      OR
          L: $50 for sure

7. Which do you choose?
          M: .95 probability to win $0
                .05 probability to win $100
      OR
          N: $5 for sure

8. Which do you choose?
          O: $25 for sure     
      OR
          P: .70 probability to win $2
                .02 probability to win $3
                .03 probability to win $4
                .25 probability to win $98

9. Which do you choose?
          Q: .25 probability to win $1
                .04 probability to win $96
                .03 probability to win $98
                .68 probability to win $99 
      OR
          R: $50 for sure


10. Which do you choose?
          S: .50 probability to win $0
                .50 probability to win $100
      OR
          T: $50 for sure

11. Which do you choose?
          U: $25 for sure
      OR
          V: .75 probability to win $2
                .02 probability to win $95
                .03 probability to win $97
                .20 probability to win $98   

12. Which do you choose?
          W: .18 probability to win $1
                .04 probability to win $2
                .03 probability to win $3
                .75 probability to win $99 
      OR
          X: $50 for sure

13. Which do you choose?
          Y: .05 probability to win $0
                .95 probability to win $100
      OR
          Z: $95 for sure

14. Which do you choose?
          a: $25 for sure
      OR
          b: .75 probability to win $2
                .25 probability to win $98

15. Which do you choose?
          c: .18 probability to win $1
                .04 probability to win $2
                .03 probability to win $3
                .75 probability to win $99 
      OR
          d: .25 probability to win $1
                .04 probability to win $96
                .03 probability to win $98
                .68 probability to win $99 

16. Which do you choose?
          e: .50 probability to win $0
                .50 probability to win $100
      OR
          f: $40 for sure

The next 4 choices involve LOSES.  However, in each case you receive $100, but
you must choose between two unfavorable gambles.  Your prize will be $100 minus
any loses.  Since the losses are always less than $100, your prize will always 
be greater than or equal zero.

17. You get $100. Which do you choose?
          g: .05 probability to lose $100
                .95 probability to lose $0
      OR
          h: lose $5 for sure

18. You get $100. Which do you choose?
          i: .50 probability to lose $100
                .50 probability to lose $0
      OR
          j: lose $50 for sure      

19. You get $100. Which do you choose?
          k: .50 probability to lose $100
                .50 probability to lose $0         
      OR
          l: lose $60 for sure

20. You get $100. Which do you choose?
          m: .95 probability to lose $100
                .05 probability to lose $0
      OR                
          n: lose $95 for sure
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21. Have you ever read a scientific paper
(i.e., a journal article or book) on the theory of 
decision making or on the psychology of decision making?

          No. Never.            
      OR
          Yes, I have.

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