When and Why Contexts Predict Unethical Behavior: Evidence From a Laboratory Bribery Game.

ABSTRACT: In economic unethical decision-making experiments, one important methodological investigation is what types of contexts should be used to frame the instructions. Within the experimental economics community, using neutral-context instructions instead of loaded-context instructions is the mainstream practice. Because the loaded contexts may impact behavior in an unpredictable manner and therefore, put experimental control at risk. Nevertheless, using the loaded-context instructions could be advantageous in several ways. A properly framed context can help to facilitate learning and gain ecological validity. The challenge is whether we can identify when and why the loaded context may alter behavior. In this paper, we aim to test if being familiar with a loaded context can systematically influe

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299706 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature