Procedure

Three administrations of the surveys were given: one to participants in section A, one in section B, and one in section C. In each class, all subjects were present in the testing room and were administered the surveys at the same time. A hard copy of the survey along with an answer sheet was placed face-down in front of each subject, and subjects were instructed neither to turn over the materials nor begin until instructions were given. The experimenter then verbally informed the participants that they would be answering a survey involving decision-making. Subjects were also told that the questions involved hypothetical scenarios but responses should be made as if each decision would incur real, actualized consequences. Subjects were instructed to write their selections to each question (either A or B) on the provided answer sheet. The experimenter monitored the subjects during the administration, and when it was apparent that all subjects had completed the survey, all materials were collected and subjects were thanked for their time.