Asymmetric default bias in dishonesty – how defaults work but only when in one’s favor

TY - UNPB

T1 - Asymmetric default bias in dishonesty – how defaults work but only when in one’s favor

AU - Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - Based on a dice rolling task where participants can cheat on the outcome, this paper asks if default answers change dishonesty? The paper finds that various default answers have asymmetric effects. Compared to not having a default answer at all, providing a low default answer, or adding the expected mean as the default answer when participants report the outcome of the task do not affect behavior. Adding a high default answer, however, significantly increases the reported outcome.

AB - Based on a dice rolling task where participants can cheat on the outcome, this paper asks if default answers change dishonesty? The paper finds that various default answers have asymmetric effects. Compared to not having a default answer at all, providing a low default answer, or adding the expected mean as the default answer when participants report the outcome of the task do not affect behavior. Adding a high default answer, however, significantly increases the reported outcome.

M3 - Working paper

T3 - IFRO Working Paper

SP - 1

EP - 8

BT - Asymmetric default bias in dishonesty – how defaults work but only when in one’s favor

PB - Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen

CY - Frederiksberg

ER -