Experiment data: Measuring intrinsic motivation and its change during an engaging activity without hypothetical bias
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Data of economic experiment conducted for study "Measuring intrinsic motivation and its change during an engaging activity without hypothetical bias."
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In this experiment, participants were asked to complete Task A, a relatively boring task that required them to enter numbers. Before and after Task A, we inquired about their WTA for Task A to comprehend how they assess the difficulty of Task A and their attachment to monetary rewards (the strength of extrinsic motivation). After completing Task A and the willingness-to-be-paid questions, participants were given a rest period. During this rest period, they were prompted with the option to perform Task E. Task E was designed as a LEGO building activity to ensure that all participants perceived it as a leisure activity and thus had a relaxing and enjoyable experience during their break time. We randomly divided the participants into four groups. When each group reached a certain level in completing the LEGO tasks, they automatically jumped to the BDM question page. In the BDM mechanism, participants were asked what was the minimum reward they would like to receive if they were to return to Task A. The system will then provide a random price and participants are switched back to Task A if the random price is higher than WTA and stay engaging LEGO if the random price is lower than WTA.