Updated for Experiment 2

index.js

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ const experiment_name = import.meta.env.VITE_EXPERIMENT_NAME;
 
 
 let prolific_id;
-let probe_condition; // will be set to ai or human based on the condition.
+let probe_condition; // will be set to neutral or reveal based on the condition
 let debug = false;
-let probe_order; // will be set to ai_first or human_first based on the condition
+
 
 const short_version = true; // just using the short version of the task
 
@@ -50,55 +50,30 @@ prolific_id = jsPsych.data.getURLVariable('PROLIFIC_PID');
 
 const COND = Number(jsPsych.data.getURLVariable('C'));
 
-const probe_preamble = 'In this experiment, we told you that you were playing a game with a partner. However, due to the difficulty of implementing multi-participant online studies, your partner was actually ';
-const probe_closing_text = 'We would like to know what you thought about your partner. Please share your thoughts by indicating your agreement with the following statements.';
+const probe_preamble = 'In this experiment, you worked together with a partner. ';
+const probe_closing_text = 'Please share any suspicions you had about your partner during the experiment by indicating your agreement with the following statements.';
 
-const probe_text_ai = probe_preamble + 'an AI agent trained to behave like a human participant. ' + probe_closing_text;
-const probe_text_human = probe_preamble + 'an experimenter pretending to be a participant. ' + probe_closing_text;
+const probe_text_neutral = probe_preamble + probe_closing_text;
+const probe_text_reveal = probe_preamble + 'However, due to the difficulty of implementing multi-participant online studies, your partner was actually an AI agent trained to behave like a human participant.  ' + probe_closing_text;
 
 let together_colour;
-let probe_text;
 
 switch (COND) {
   case 0:
-    probe_condition = 'ai';
+    probe_condition = 'neutral';
     together_colour = 'blue';
-    probe_order = 'ai_first';
     break;
   case 1:
-    probe_condition = 'ai';
+    probe_condition = 'neutral';
     together_colour = 'red';
-    probe_order = 'ai_first';
     break;
   case 2:
-    probe_condition = 'experimenter';
+    probe_condition = 'reveal';
     together_colour = 'blue';
-    probe_order = 'ai_first';
     break;
   case 3:
-    probe_condition = 'experimenter';
+    probe_condition = 'reveal';
     together_colour = 'red';
-    probe_order = 'ai_first';
-    break;
-  case 4:
-    probe_condition = 'ai';
-    together_colour = 'blue';
-    probe_order = 'human_first';
-    break;
-  case 5:
-    probe_condition = 'ai';
-    together_colour = 'red';
-    probe_order = 'human_first';
-    break;
-  case 6:
-    probe_condition = 'experimenter';
-    together_colour = 'blue';
-    probe_order = 'human_first';
-    break;
-  case 7:
-    probe_condition = 'experimenter';
-    together_colour = 'red';
-    probe_order = 'human_first';
     break;
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +85,6 @@ const props = {
   together_colour: together_colour,
   prolific_id: prolific_id,
   experiment_name: experiment_name,
-  probe_order: probe_order,
   cond: COND,
 }
 
@@ -228,24 +202,13 @@ const pre_survey_info = {
   stimulus: stimulusMap.get('pre_survey_info'),
 };
 
-
-const ai_probe_row = {
-  text: 'I believed that my partner was an AI agent or a bot.',
-  value: 'SuspicionAI',
-}
-
-const exprimenter_probe_row = {
-  text: 'I believed that my partner was an experimenter pretending to be a participant.',
-  value: 'SuspicionExperimenter',
-}
-
 const survey_function = (survey) => {
   survey.onAfterRenderPage.add(function (sender, options) {
     console.log('Survey page rendered:', sender.currentPage);
     if (survey.activePage.name === 'page1') {
       const nextButton = document.querySelector('#sv-nav-next > div > input');
       if (nextButton) {
-      let seconds = 20;
+        let seconds = 15;
         const originalText = nextButton.value.replace(/\s*\(\d+\)$/, '') || 'Continue';
         nextButton.disabled = true;
         nextButton.value = `${originalText} (${seconds})`;
@@ -279,20 +242,22 @@ const survey = {
         elements: [
           {
             type: 'matrix',
-            name: probe_condition === 'ai' ? probe_text_ai : probe_text_human,
+            name: probe_condition === 'neutral' ? probe_text_neutral : probe_text_reveal,
             alternateRows: true,
             isAllRowRequired: debug ? false : true,
             rows: [
               {
-                text: 'I believed that my partner was another participant.',
-                value: 'ConfidencePartner',
+                text: 'I believed that my partner was actually an AI agent or a bot.',
+                value: 'SuspicionPartner',
               },
-              probe_order === 'ai_first' ? ai_probe_row : exprimenter_probe_row,
               {
                 text: `There's no question here. Select 'Disagree' to show that you're paying attention.`,
                 value: 'AttentionCheck',
               },
-              probe_order === 'ai_first' ? exprimenter_probe_row : ai_probe_row,
+              {
+                text: 'I believed that my partner was another, human, participant.',
+                value: 'ConfidencePartner',
+              },
             ],
             columns: [
               {

scripts/text-stimuli.js

@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function getStimulusMap(together_colour) {
           the experiment – in reality, you performed the task alone with your 'partner's' actions being peformed by a computer.
         </p>
         <p class="mt-2">
-        You may have also read in the post-experiment questionnaire that your partner was either an AI agent or an experimenter – this was to examine whether people’s suspicions are biased by the way in which they are asked about them.
+        You may have also read in the post-experiment questionnaire that your partner was either an AI agent  – this was to examine whether people’s suspicions are biased by the way in which they are asked about them.
         </p>
         <p class="mt-2">
           Should you have any additional questions, you may contact Dr Shaheed