Downstream consequences of disclosing defaults: influences on perceptions of choice architects and subsequent behavior

Figures & data

Figure 1. Experimental design, Study 1.

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for outcome variables in Study 1.

	Agreement Choice, time 1	PoCA, time 1 M (SD)	PoCA, time 2 M (SD)	Agreement Choice, time 2	n
Pre-disclosed	66.2%	5.46 (1.08)	5.36 (1.18)	66.7%	213
Post-disclosed	73.3%	5.53 (1.10)	5.25 (1.28)	72.8%	202

Figure 2. Experimental design, Study 2.

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for outcome variables in Study 2.

	Agreement Choice 1	PoCA M (SD)	Agreement Choice 2	n
Pre-disclosed (agree-default)	72.28%	5.34 (1.13)	33.69%	184
Post-disclosed (agree-default)	75.13%	4.91 (1.34)	34.39%	189
Never-disclosed (agree-default)	71.12%	5.36 (1.04)	29.96%	187
Decline-default	58.08%	5.44 (1.11)	29.29%	198

Table 3. Regression analyses for Study 2.

Hypothesis 1: Agreement with the First Choice
	b [95% CI]	OR	z	p
Intercept (Decline-default)	0.33 [0.04, 0.61]
Agree-default, not-disclosed	0.67 [0.31, 1.04]	1.97	3.65	< .001
Agree-default, pre-disclosed	0.63 [0.20, 1.06]	1.88	2.89	0.004
Hypothesis 2: Perceptions of the Choice Architect
	b [95% CI]		t (557)	p
Intercept (Agree-default, pre-disclosed)	5.34 [5.17, 5.51]
Agree-default, post-disclosed	−0.43 [−0.67, −0.19]		3.52	< .001
Agree-default, never-disclosed	0.02 [−0.22, 0.26]		0.17	0.87
Hypothesis 4: Agreement with the Second Choice
	b [95% CI]	OR	z	p
Intercept (Agree-default, pre- disclosed)	−0.68 [−0.99, −0.38]
Agree-default, post-disclosed	0.03 [−0.39, 0.46]	1.03	0.14	0.89
Agree-default, never-disclosed	−0.17 [−0.61, 0.26]	0.84	−0.78	0.44

Data availability statement

All data, materials, and analysis codes are available at https://osf.io/463af/.