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. 2019 Jul 1;3:68–88. doi: 10.1162/opmi_a_00027

Table 1. .

Percentages of justifications for decisions in Study 1a.

Group Reason Promise Ask Control
(write) (click)
Rejected 15 Avoid consequences 48 47 82 71
Simpler option 39 35 9 43
No commitment 4 29 0 0
Other 13 6 9 14
Paid back <$0.05 Self-regard 33 56 36 44
Free choice 50 33 45 8
No reason 0 0 9 35
Other 0 0 9 9
Paid back ≥$0.05 Norms 70 74 85 18
Morals 14 14 12 24
Monetary reason 8 9 7 32
Personal values 20 13 9 6
Other 5 4 7 21

Note. Justifications could be scored in more than one category. Percentages are relative to the number of valid comments.