We will start by asking about your perspective on where you stand socially, relative to other people.

Think of this ladder as representing where people stand in the your country. Now please compare yourself to the people at the very bottom of the ladder. These are the people who are the worst off - those who have the least money, least education, and the least respected jobs. In particular, we'd like you to think about how you are different from these people in terms of your own income, educational history, and job status.

Where would you place yourself on this ladder relative to these people at the very bottom, where 1 is the bottom rung and 10 is the top rung?

Next, please imagine yourself getting acquainted with one of the people you just thought about from the ladder above. In particular, think about how the differences between you might impact what you would talk about, how the interaction is likely to go, and what you and the other person might say to each other.

Please write no more than five sentences.

Next, we will ask you a few basic demographic questions.

Are you male or female (as biologically assigned at birth)?

Male

Female

No answer

To which gender, if any, do you identify?

Cisgendered Man

Cisgendered Woman

Trans Man

Trans Woman

Genderfluid

Non-Binary

Other

No answer

How old are you (in years)?

How religious would you rate yourself to be on a scale of 1 to 7?

1 (not at all religious)

7 (extremely religious)

Which group(s) do you identify as belonging to? (Choose all that apply)

African / African-American

Asian

Caucasian

Indigenous / Native American

Latin / Latin-American

Middle Eastern

Other

What is your current country of residence?

What is your typical annual family income?

< $15,000

$15,001 - $25,000

$25,001 - $35,000

$35,001 - $50,000

$50,001 - $75,000

$75,001 - $100,000

$100,001 - $150,000

> $150,000

Finally, we will ask you about how you believe the typical person should allocate their financial resources (after taxes) to various sources. Indicate the percentage of income you think someone should spend on the following sources.

Food

Luxury items

Recreation

Clothing

Gifts

Bills

Housing

Savings

Education

Travel

Charitable donations

Please ensure that your percentages add up to a total of 100%.

Total percentage:

First, thank you very much for taking part in our study.

A study published in 2010 by Piff and colleagues found that people of lower social status tend to behave and hold values in ways more consistent with prosocial behaviour. However, the study has been called into question in recent years. As part of a class project for an applied statistics course, we are attempting to replicate the study to better assess the reliability and reproducibility of the results.

In the first portion of the study, you were asked to compare yourself to people in either the highest or lowest possible social class. All other aspects of the study were the same across difference groups of participants.

This original study found a that people who thought about themselves a being of lower social status indicated that people should donate a higher percentage of their income to charity. We will analyze our replication to determine whether the same pattern emerges.

If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr. Evan Curtis at evan.curtis@boothuc.ca or 1-204-924-4881.

If you would like to receive a summary of the results, please provide your email in the space below. If you would like to withdraw your data, please select the option below (please note that you cannot withdraw your data once the HIT is submitted, as we will have no way of identifying which data are associated with your name or Worker ID).

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