Instructions
Emotional Prompt
[participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of three prompts]
[Control prompt]
Please recollect a time when you were happy. It doesn’t matter why you felt that way; your positive impression of the event is what’s important. Take a moment, and try to recreate the feelings you had in your memory.
[Giving prompt]
Please recollect a time when you were happy because you gave something to someone else. It doesn’t matter what you gave them; your positive impression of the event is what’s important. Take a moment, and try to recreate the feelings you had in your memory.
[Receiving prompt]
Please recollect a time when you were happy because someone gave you something. It doesn’t matter what they gave you; your positive impression of the event is what’s important. Take a moment, and try to recreate the feelings you had in your memory.
[Control prompt]
Please recollect a time when you were happy. It doesn’t matter why you felt that way; your positive impression of the event is what’s important. Take a moment, and try to recreate the feelings you had in your memory.
[Giving prompt]
Please recollect a time when you were happy because you gave something to someone else. It doesn’t matter what you gave them; your positive impression of the event is what’s important. Take a moment, and try to recreate the feelings you had in your memory.
[Receiving prompt]
Please recollect a time when you were happy because someone gave you something. It doesn’t matter what they gave you; your positive impression of the event is what’s important. Take a moment, and try to recreate the feelings you had in your memory.
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