The Generosity Experiment - Results
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Intervention
Detail
1 dependent variable
N= 24 in condition 1
gifted dinner
N= 26 in condition 2
collaborative dinner
Gifted ::
2/24 people changed G metric after the gifted dinner, one in each direction
1/24 people gave extra money (G++)
so 3 total changes in G metric
4 people kept money bc didn't change G metric
Collaborative ::
7/26 people changed their G metric, 3 bc more and 4 become less generors, but all of those who bc more generoar gave extra money!
2 people kept money bc didn't change G metric
Main Observations
#1 most people gave all the pre and post dinner money
#2 most people stayed the same in terms of generosity
#3 more people in the gifted condition gifted ALL their money
#4 in the gifted condition, there were small changes in G metric, where as in the collaborative condition there much larger changes in the G metric
#5 one person went above and beyond and they gave $1 in the gifted condition, 3 people went over and above in the created and they gave $18!