
Would you spend 15 min as a space-smuggler for my bachelor's thesis? (Gamified iterated trust game)
Hi r/BehavioralEconomics,
I'm running a study for my bachelor's thesis on cooperative behaviour in an iterated trust game.
The protocol: Pre-survey (~2 min): demographics, prior gaming/AI experience, ATAI (Sindermann et al., 2021), WVS generalised trust item, attention check
10-round iterated trust task with a partner, gamified in a space-smuggler setting (~6–8 min)
Post-survey (~2 min): manipulation check, outcome Likerts, attention check, optional open text
Full debriefing at the end disclosing the design
Total: ~12–18 min. Adults 18+. Available in English, German, and Romanian.
Privacy: Fully anonymous (no name, email, or IP collected). GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted (Supabase). Data can be withdrawn at any point during the session.
Link: https://splitthespice.maximilianzimmer.com
Happy to discuss methodology and design choices in comments after you've participated, keeping things neutral here to avoid priming. Thanks!