[SOLVED] Data File Information for the 5PAHPRM3 Coursework 2024-25

Data File Information for the 5PAHPRM3 Coursework 2024-25

This 1-page document contains details of a data file, the analysis of which forms part of the materials for the 5PAHPRM3 examination.

The coursework task requires to complete a series of analysis on an analysis of a simulated replication of Experiment 1 of Wade-Benzoni et al. (2012).

Wade-Benzoni K. A., Tost L. P., Hernandez M., Larrick R. P. (2012). It’s just a matter of time: Death, legacies, and intergenerational decisions. Psychological Science, 23, 704–709.

You should familiarise yourself with the procedures, and results and interpretation of Experiment 1 of this paper before the attempting the coursework, to allow you to conduct and interpret the data analyses required in the worksheet and answer the questions in the coursework quiz.

Details of the data file to be analysed

The data are from a hypothetical direct replication of Experimental 1 of the target article, conducted among UK undergraduates. Tasks were modified to use UK English spelling and currency. The list below shows the variables in the data file.

Variable name  Label (description) for variable

Ppt.number Participant number

Gender  [1 = male; 2 = female]

Age  Participant age, in years

Group A dummy variable describing the prime and recipient grouping [1 = Death/Immediate; 2 = Death /Future; 3 = Control/Immediate, 4 = Control/Future]

Prime   Priming task [1 = Death; 2 = Control]

Words  Number of words the participant wrote during the priming task.

Recipient Described aim of charity [1=Immediate needs; 2 = Future needs]

Amount Amount (£) committed as donation