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What cover story do you think would be better for my experiment?

I am going to be conducting a psychological study, and I have to select a cover story for the procedure, meaning a story to hide the true nature of the study. I am using the theme of politics, and participants will be asked a series of questions about their political opinions and will then look at candidates and answer questions regarding them. Also there will be a couple of bogus tasks, like selecting a flag and who will sing at a sports event. However, I can't decide which version of the story i should use. I have two options:

a) the participant has won a presidential election and has to help create a new government

b) a new country was formed and all decisions are democratic, so the "citizen" (participant) has to answer questions regarding matters of their country

Which version of the story do you think would be more interesting/engaging for the participants?

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  • 7 years ago

    A because it seems more realistic :)

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