Table 1.

Manipulation Text Presented to Each Condition.

	ORIGINAL STUDY CONTROL	SYSTEM-PRESERVATION EXPERIMENTAL	TRUE CONTROL
Salience of the system manipulation	WELL-BEING DEPENDS ON COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE Many people feel that the decision they make in terms of where to live is a very important one. In fact, recent surveys report that even at age 40, people still consider that their choice to live where they do was one of the most impactful decisions of their life. Indeed, sociological studies comparing the outcomes of residents of various countries show that there might be some truth to these perceptions. In particular, it seems that the country you live in has enormously broad effects on your life and well-being. In terms of financial well-being, for instance, the taxes you pay, the job and investment opportunities made available to you and the general state of the economy are all to a large extent under the control of your country’s government. But even in terms of social and personal well-being, the country you live in has substantial impacts: the quality of your social services (health and education), the leisure activities you have access to and time to pursue, even the likelihood that you will be happy with your eventual life-partner – all these aspects of your life are ones that are, at least according to these studies, to some degree dependent on the country you live in.		No text presented.
Environmental message	Researchers have always been interested in the state of the natural environment and have paid attention to how it has changed over the years. Today, researchers are especially interested in the relationship between people and the environment.
		Being pro-environmental allows us to protect and preserve the American way of life. It is patriotic to conserve the country’s natural resources