| Zero-acquaintance experiment |
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| Self-Introduction 1 |
Each participant stood in front of the other participants and mentioned her/his CONNECT number, name, age, and hometown. During the self-introduction, all remaining participants made five judgments about the participant up front. |
10 sec |
| Laboratory-based assessment |
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| Small talk |
The experimenter asked the participants the following standardized questions: “How are your studies going?”, “What subjects do you like the most?”, and “Are you getting along with your fellow students?”. |
1 min |
| Self-Introduction 2 |
Participants stood on a marked position and gave a brief self-introduction while speaking to cameras at the opposite end of the room. The proposed topics were the participants’ hobbies and interests. |
3 min |
| Stress test |
Participants prepared and gave a videotaped speech about an unknown text on the topic “blood.” |
3 min |
| Public Goods Game |
Every group member received 5€ in 50-cent coins and decided how much money she/he would take for her/himself and how much she/he would deposit into a common group pot/common pot for all participants. |
10 min |
