In Online and Laboratory We Trust: Comparing Trust Game Behavior in Three Environments
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| Title: | In Online and Laboratory We Trust: Comparing Trust Game Behavior in Three Environments |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hanna Björkstedt (ORCID |
| Source: | Field Methods. 2026 38(2):170-183. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Environmental Influences, Social Influences, Trust (Psychology), Gamification, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Proximity, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Distance |
| Geographic Terms: | Finland |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1525822X251377889 |
| ISSN: | 1525-822X 1552-3969 |
| Abstract: | We compared trust game behavior in three environments: (1) The standard laboratory with physically present participants ("Laboratory"); (2) An online environment with an online meeting before playing the trust game ("Online plus a meeting"); and (3) An online environment without a meeting ("Online without a meeting"). In "Laboratory," participants convened in a classroom and interacted via computers. In "Online plus a meeting," participants could see each other in an online meeting before sessions started. In "Online without a meeting," participants did not see each other during the experiment. The experimental design enables examination of the influence of the environment on choice behavior. Participants in all conditions were recruited through the same pool of subjects. We did not see a statistically significant difference between the treatment conditions regarding trust or trustworthiness. Our results suggest that online experiments will yield similar results with experiments implemented in a laboratory. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1502858 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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