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Instructions for Activity 1
In this portion of the study you will be asked a total of 30 questions.
You will have 15 minutes to answer all the questions. You will receive
$0.50 for each question that you answer exactly right. There is no
partial credit.
Please clearly answer each question in the box provided.
Please raise your hand if you have any questions.
Please do not turn the page until you are instructed to do so.
Activity 1
Please answer the following 30 questions. You will have 15 minutes to
answer all the questions. You may answer the questions in whatever
order you would like. For each question, please clearly indicate your
answer in the box provided. At the end of the session, you will receive
$0.50 for each correct answer.
When you have answered all the questions—or when time is up—please
place your answers including the instructions in the box. Thank you.
1. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
68
99
77
14
64
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2. What is the most popular first name in the world?
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3. How many meters are there in a kilometer?
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4. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
40
22
26
87
82
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5. The George Washington Bridge is located in which North American city?
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6. What is the name of the prophet of the Islamic faith, born in the city of
Mecca in the year 571?
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7. Which U.S. state is known as the Lone Star state?
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8. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
18
35
32
63
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37
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9. Who ruled Iraq before Saddam Hussein?
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10. The Roman god of war gives his name to the fourth planet from the Sun
in our solar system. What is his name?
Answer'
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11. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
96
29
78
45
71
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12. Beirut is the capital of what country?
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13. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
82
91
51
88
Answer'
97
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14. How many feet are there in a mile?
Answer'
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15. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
58
13
72
33
94
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16. Which North American city has the following subway stops: Kendall
Square, Central Square, and Porter Square?
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17. How many nanoseconds are there in a second?
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18. The United States shares the longest unguarded border in the world with
what country?
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19. In what European country is Dutch spoken?
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20. How many countries were members of the European Union as of June
2003?
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21. How many minutes are in one day?
Answer'
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22. Warsaw is the capital of what country?
Answer'
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23. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
30
49
73
60
58
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24. Who was the Greek God of War?
Answer'
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25. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
36
75
80
24
Answer'
11
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26. Which US state instituted the nation’s first mandatory seat-belt law in
1984?
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27. Before becoming a Canadian province, Saskatchewan was part of what
other entity?
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28. What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
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29. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
49
27
55
56
11
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30. Please add the five numbers below and place the answer in the box
provided.
39
48
23
46
61
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Answer'
When you have answered all 30 questions please place your answers
including the instructions in the box and return to your seat. We will
continue shortly. Thank you.
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Instructions for Activity 2
In this portion of the study you will be asked four questions about your
performance in Activity 1.
Your payment for Activity 2 will depend on your answers to two of the
four questions in Activity 2. Specifically,
• One of the four questions below will ask you how many of the 30
questions in Activity 1 do you think you answered correctly. Your
payment will be determined as follows:
o If you correctly estimate the number of questions that you
answered correctly in Activity 1, then you will receive $5.
o If your estimate of the number of questions that you
answered correctly in Activity 1 is within 5 of the number of
questions that you actually answered correctly, then you
will receive $3.
o Finally, if your estimate of the number of questions that you
answered correctly in Activity 1 is within 10 of the number
of questions that you actually answered correctly, then you
will receive $1.
• One of the four questions below will ask you to compare the
number of questions you think you answered correctly in Activity
1 to the number you think the typical participant answered
correctly in Activity 1. In particular, you will be asked to estimate
how many more—or fewer—questions you answered correctly in
Activity 1 than did the typical participant. The number of
questions answered correctly by a typical participant will be the
average number of questions answered correctly by all
participants in this session. Your payment will be determined as
follows:
o If you correctly estimated your performance relative to the
typical participant, then you will receive $5.
o If your estimate was off by 1 or 2, then you will receive $3.
o If your estimate was off by 3 or 4, then you will receive $1.
• The other two questions in Activity 2 will not affect your payment
for Activity 2.
Questions
Please raise your hand if you have any questions.
Please do not turn the page until you are instructed to do so.
Activity 2
Please answer the following four questions. You may answer the
questions in whatever order you would like. For each question, please
clearly indicate your answer in the box provided. Remember, you will
be paid based on the accuracy of your answers, as described earlier.
When you have answered all the questions please place your answers
including the instructions in the box. Thank you.
1. How many of the 30 questions in Activity 1 do you think you answered
correctly?
Answer
2. How well do you think you did in Activity 1?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Very poorly
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Very well
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3. Activity 1 had 30 questions. Compared to the typical participant in this
session, how many more or fewer questions do you think you answered
correctly? (In other words, compare how many of the 30 questions in
Activity 1 you think the typical participant answered correctly to your
answer to question #1 above)
I think that I answered _______________ more / fewer (circle one)
questions correctly than did the typical participant in this session.
4. In terms of correct answers in Activity 1, how do you think you
performed relative to all the other participants in this session?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Well below average
Below average
Slightly below average
Same
Slightly above average
Above average
Well above average
Answer
When you have answered all the questions please place your
answers including the instructions in the box and return to your
seat. We will continue shortly. Thank you.
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Instructions for Questionnaire 1
Please answer the following questions. Please indicate your answer in
the box provided for each question.
The answers that you provide to the following questions will NOT affect
the amount of money that you are paid.
When you have answered the questions please place your answers in the
box. Thank you.
Questions
Please raise your hand if you have any questions.
Please do not turn the page until you are instructed to do so.
Questionnaire 1
For each item below, please indicate the number on the scale directly
below that best describes how you felt during the video.
1. You do not feel even the slightest bit of the emotion
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10. You feel the most of the emotion you have ever felt in your life
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amusement
ii.
anger
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arousal
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iv.
confusion
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v.
vi.
vii.
contempt
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contentment
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disgust
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viii. embarrassment
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ix.
fear
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x.
happiness
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xi.
xii.
interest
pain
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xiii. relief
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xiv.
sadness
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surprise
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tension
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xv.
xvi.
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When you have answered the questions please place your answers in the
box and return to your seat. We will continue shortly. Thank you.
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Instructions for Questionnaire 2
Please answer the following questions. Please indicate your answer in the box provided
for each question.
The answers that you provide to the following questions will NOT affect the amount of
money that you are paid.
When you have answered the questions please place your answers in the box. Thank you.
Questions
Please raise your hand if you have any questions.
Please do not turn the page until you are instructed to do so.
Questionnaire 2
A. In what college or school at NYU are you enrolled:
College/school at NYU:
B. Have you declared a major:
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1.
Yes
2.
No
If yes, please carefully write your major(s) in the box provided below:
If no, please carefully write your intended major(s) in the box provided below:
Major / Intended Major:
C. Have you declared a minor:
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•
1.
Yes
2.
No
If yes, please carefully write your minor(s) in the box provided below:
If no, please carefully write your intended minor(s) in the box provided below (if
you plan to have one):
Minor / Intended Minor:
D. Are you a:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate student
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E. Gender:
1.
2.
Answer
Female
Male
F. What race/ethnicity do you identify yourself as (check all that apply):
1.
White (having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle
East, or North Africa)
2.
Black or African American (having origins in any of the Black racial groups
of Africa)
3.
Hispanic (having origins in Mexico, Central, or South America)
4.
American Indian and Alaska Native (having origins in any of the original
peoples of North, Central, and South America and maintaining tribal
affiliation or community attachment)
5.
Asian (having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example,
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam)
6.
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (having origins in any of the
original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands)
7.
Some other race—Please specify ____________________________
Please turn the page and continue.
Thank you.
G. What religion do you consider yourself (check all that apply):
1.
Atheist/Agnostic (skip to question I)
2.
Buddhist
3.
Christian (including
denominations)
4.
Hindu
5.
Jewish
6.
Muslim
7.
Other—Please specify ______________________________
Catholic,
Protestant,
and
all
other
H. If you identified a religion in Question G, are you practicing that religion:
1.
2.
Practicing
Not Practicing
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I. How often do you attend religious services:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Never
Less than once a year
Once a year
Several times a year
Once a month
Two to three times a month
Nearly every week
Every week
More than once a week
J. How would you characterize your political views:
1.
2.
3.
Conservative
Moderate
Liberal/Progressive
Answer
Answer
Christian
K. What is your best estimate of your family's annual income:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Under $20,000
$20,000 - $40,000
$40,000 - $60,000
$60,000 - $80,000
$80,000 - $100,000
$100,000 - $150,000
$150,000 - $200,000
$200,000 - $500,000
Over $500,000
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L. Do you consider yourself to be:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
High income
Upper middle class
Middle class
Lower middle class
Low income
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M. What is your father’s highest level of education:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
No high school
Some high school
Completed high school
Some college
Completed college
Some grad/professional school
Completed grad/professional school
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N. What is your mother’s highest level of education:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
No high school
Some high school
Completed high school
Some college
Completed college
Some grad/professional school
Completed grad/professional school
Answer
O. Are you currently working for pay:
1. Yes
2. No
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If yes, please carefully write how many hours you work per week (on a typical
week) and your hourly wage in the box provided below:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Hourly Wage:
P. Please carefully write your hometown (city, state) in the box provided below:
Hometown (city, state):
Q. Please carefully write any extracurricular activities in which you are engaged in the
box provided below:
Extracurricular activities:
R. Please carefully write any hobbies that you have in the box provided below:
Hobbies:
S. Please carefully write any sports in which you regularly participate in the box provided
below:
Sports:
T. Please carefully write your high school and college GPAs in the boxes provided below:
High School GPA:
College GPA:
U. Please carefully write your SAT and ACT scores in the boxes provided below:
SAT Score By Section / Subject
(if taken):
ACT score By Section / Subject
(if taken):
V. How many economics courses have you taken?
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W. What is your Date of Birth:
X. What is your Nationality:
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MM/DD/YYYY
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Y. Are you a citizen or permanent resident of the United States?
Yes
No
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If yes, then to the best of your ability please indicate from which country(ies)
you or your ancestors emigrated. Indicate both the country and the
percentage of your ancestors that originated from that country. For example,
if one parent came from Kenya and the other from China, then the
appropriate answer would be: Kenya 50% and China 50%
Country(ies) of Origin:
Percent:
Z. How much did you enjoy the film clip:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Completely disliked
Very much disliked
Fairly disliked
Neither disliked, nor liked
Fairly enjoyed
Very much enjoyed
Completely enjoyed
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AA. How would you rate your happiness before seeing the video clip:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Completely unhappy
Very unhappy
Fairly unhappy
Neither unhappy, nor happy
Fairly happy
Very happy
Completely happy
Answer
AB. Did seeing the video clip make you:
1. Happier
2. Neither happier, nor unhappier
3. Unhappier
Answer
AC. Did seeing the video clip make you:
1. Angrier
2. Neither angrier, nor less angry
3. Less angry
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AD. Did seeing the video clip make you:
1. Sadder
2. Neither sadder, nor less sad
3. Less sad
AE. Did seeing the video clip make you:
1. More fearful
4. Neither more nor less fearful
5. Less fearful
Answer
Answer
AF. Did seeing the video clip put you in:
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1. A better mood
2. Neither a better, nor a worse mood
3. A worse mood
AD. Please read each of the following items carefully and fill in the answer that best
corresponds to your agreement or disagreement with the item. There are no right or
wrong answers, and you need not be an “expert” to complete this questionnaire. Describe
yourself honestly and state your opinion as accurately as possible. Record you responses
by entering the appropriate number in the answer box:
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1 means Strongly Disagree, or the statement is definitely false
2 means Disagree, or the statement is mostly false
3 means Neutral, or the statement is equally true and false
4 means Agree, or the statement is mostly true
5 means Strongly Agree, or the statement is definitely true
I see myself as someone who…
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i.
…is talkative
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ii.
…tends to find fault with others
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iii.
…does a thorough job
iv.
…is depressed, blue
v.
...is original, comes up with new ideas
vi.
…is reserved
vii.
…is helpful and unselfish with others
Answer
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1 means Strongly Disagree, or the statement is definitely false
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2 means Disagree, or the statement is mostly false
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3 means Neutral, or the statement is equally true and false
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4 means Agree, or the statement is mostly true
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5 means Strongly Agree, or the statement is definitely true
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viii. …has a forgiving nature
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ix.
…tends to be disorganized
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x.
…worries a lot
xi.
…has an active imagination
xii.
…tends to be quiet
xiii. …is generally trusting
xiv.
…tends to be lazy
xv.
…is emotionally stable, not easily upset
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xvi.
…is inventive
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xvii. …has an assertive personality
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1 means Strongly Disagree, or the statement is definitely false
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2 means Disagree, or the statement is mostly false
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3 means Neutral, or the statement is equally true and false
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4 means Agree, or the statement is mostly true
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5 means Strongly Agree, or the statement is definitely true
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xviii. can be cold and aloof
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xix.
…perseveres until the task is finished
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xx.
…can be moody
xxi.
…values artistic, aesthetic experiences
xxii. …is sometimes shy, inhibited
xxiii. …is considerate and kind to almost everyone
xxiv. …does things efficiently
xxv. …remains calm in tense situations
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xxvi. …prefers work that is routine
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1 means Strongly Disagree, or the statement is definitely false
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2 means Disagree, or the statement is mostly false
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3 means Neutral, or the statement is equally true and false
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4 means Agree, or the statement is mostly true
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5 means Strongly Agree, or the statement is definitely true
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xxvii. …is outgoing, sociable
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xxviii.
…is sometimes rude to others
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xxix. …makes plans and follows through with them
xxx. …gets nervous easily
xxxi. …likes to reflect, play with ideas
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xxxii. …has few artistic interests
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xxxiii.
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…likes to cooperate with others
xxxiv. …is easily distracted
xxxv. …is sophisticated in art, music, or literature
xxxvi. …is politically liberal
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AG. Taken all together, how would you say things are these days—would you say that you
are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Completely unhappy
Very unhappy
Fairly unhappy
Neither unhappy, nor happy
Fairly happy
Very happy
Completely happy
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AH. All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?
Please use the scale provided below.
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0. Completely dissatisfied
:
:
:
:
:
10. Completely satisfied
AI. Would you say your own health, in general, is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
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Thank you.
AJ. Some people feel they have completely free choice and control over their lives, while
other people feel that what they do has no real effect on what happens to them. Please use
the scale below to indicate how much freedom of choice and control you feel you have over
the way your life turns out:
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1. None at all
:
:
:
:
:
10. A great deal
AK. Finally, in the space provided below, please try to describe what you believe to be the
purpose of the study:
Purpose of experiment:
When you have answered the questions please place your answers in the box and return to
your seat. Then please wait for your student id number to be called, when it is called
please come up and collect your payment information form. Thank you.