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Decision study (comprehension gate) survey template

Pilot an illustrative choice task with a consent gate, scored comprehension checks, a recap branch, and debrief questions.

14 questions · 5 pages · 3 answer formats · About 3 min

Time is estimated from all questions, including matrix rows. Branching can shorten a path; reading, consent and longer written answers can add time. Confirm it with a pilot.

Advanced logic
Page branching
AND / OR rules
Quiz scoring
Consent gate
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Who this is for

Researchers piloting a risky-choice task with scored comprehension questions and a recap branch.

Before you send it

Replace the draft consent and payout instructions, decide how a round is selected, and implement payment through your own process. Test both comprehension outcomes. The template does not calculate or send bonus payments.

Questionnaire preview

These are the questions and answer options copied into your draft. Bracketed text is a prompt to customize. Matrix questions contain several statements, so allow time for each row.

Consent gate before the questions

[Researcher: replace this draft with your study information.] Explain the purpose, tasks, expected time, compensation (if any), risks, data use, withdrawal limits, and a researcher contact. Taking part is voluntary. You may decline before starting.

Declining the gate exits without submitting a response. Replace the draft information before publishing.

How this template adapts

Scored comprehension checks decide whether a participant needs the recap before the decision task.

Each correct comprehension answer earns one point. A score of 2 skips the recap and opens page 3.
A score of 0 or 1 follows the recap page before joining the same task.
Once the first task is answered, the score rule stops applying so participants continue to the closing questions.

Test the setup before sharing

Test scores 0, 1, and 2 and complete the task on each path.
Replace the illustrative stakes and consent text. Bonus selection and payment are handled by your own process.

The preview below lists every possible question. Respondents see only the questions on their path. Open this template in the builder to test it with live answers.

Page 1

1. Comprehension check: if you choose the gamble and it fails, what do you receive? (required)
Choose one
Nothing from that roundThe certain amount anywayHalf the gamble amount
2. Comprehension check: how is your bonus decided? (required)
Choose one
My average earnings across all roundsOne round is picked at random and paid for realThe final round only
Page 2: Quick recap
3. A quick recap before the task: a failed gamble pays nothing for that round, and ONE round — picked at random — is paid for real. Ready? (required)
Choose one
I've re-read the rules and I'm ready
Page 3: The task
4. Round 1 — which do you choose? (required)
Choose one
$2.00 for sure50% chance of $4.50, otherwise nothing
5. Round 2 — which do you choose? (required)
Choose one
$2.00 for sure50% chance of $6.00, otherwise nothing
6. Round 3 — which do you choose? (required)
Choose one
$3.50 for sure25% chance of $16.00, otherwise nothing
7. How confident are you that you chose well?
1–7 scale (Not at all → Completely)
Page 4: Debrief
8. In a sentence or two, how did you decide between the sure amounts and the gambles?
Long text
9. Did anything about the task seem unusual or unclear?
Choose one
NoYes
10. If yes, what?
Long text
Page 5: Context and next steps
11. How easy was it to compare the two options in each round?
1–7 scale (Very difficult → Very easy)
12. Which aspect most influenced your decisions?
Choose one
Certain amountChance of winningLargest possible amountAvoiding a zero payoffIt varied by round
13. Was there any information you needed that the instructions did not provide?
Long text
14. In your own words, what information mattered most in your choices?
Long text

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Use the builder link to retain logic, piping, consent, scoring, and randomization. Plain text copies wording only; piped answers become editable placeholders.

How to read the results

Keep comprehension scores with choices and report the planned treatment of recap participants. Analyze choice patterns against the specified stakes; a short illustrative task is not a validated measure of risk preference.

Preview your edited survey on desktop and mobile, run a small pilot, and review an export before inviting the full audience. Adding questions is optional: keep the ones that support your decision.