Method Participants are randomly assigned to one of two conditions, money or time. In the money condition, participants read: Alan and Bob are both contractors and both live in a small, relatively rural town that is about 45 minutes outside a big city. Alan earns $50/hour at his job and Bob earns $25/hour at his job. Both Alan and Bob receive a ticket for running a red light. In the money condition (whether first or second), participants read: Alan receives a letter from the town requesting that he pays $150 for his traffic ticket. Bob receives a letter from the town requesting that he pays $100 for his traffic ticket. All participants are asked: Please indicate what you think the relative fairness of this arrangement is. Use the following scale: -50 = extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob 0 = equally fair to Alan and Bob 50 = extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob [Answered on a -50 to 50 sliding scale with labeles centered at -50 (extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob), 0 (equally fair to Alan and Bob), and 50 (extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob)]. On the next page, participants read: People sometimes think money and time should be considered interchangeable to each other. For instance, because Alan has a salary of $50/hour, his $150 traffic ticket can be considered equal to 3 hours of working time. Likewise, because Bob has a salary of $25/hour, his $100 traffic ticket can be considered equal to 4 hours of working time. Realizing this, would you still judge this situation the same way? Just to remind you: Alan receives a letter from the town requesting that he pays $150 for his traffic ticket. Bob receives a letter from the town requesting that he pays $100 for his traffic ticket. Please indicate what you think the relative fairness of this arrangement is. Use the following scale: -50 = extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob 0 = equally fair to Alan and Bob 50 = extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob [Answered on a -50 to 50 sliding scale with labeles centered at -50 (extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob), 0 (equally fair to Alan and Bob), and 50 (extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob)]. In the time condition, participants read: Alan and Bob are both contractors, and both live in a small, relatively rural town that is about 45 minutes outside a big city. Alan earns $50/hour at his job and Bob earns $25/hour at his job. Both Alan and Bob receive a ticket for running a red light. The town recently passed a law so that citizens who are given a traffic ticket are required to perform community service. Alan receives a letter from the town requesting that he volunteer 3 hours as a consequence of his traffic ticket. Bob receives a letter from the town requesting that he volunteer 4 hours as a consequence of his traffic ticket. Please indicate what you think the relative fairness of this arrangement is. Use the following scale: -50 = extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob 0 = equally fair to Alan and Bob 50 = extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob [Answered on a -50 to 50 sliding scale with labeles centered at -50 (extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob), 0 (equally fair to Alan and Bob), and 50 (extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob)]. On the next page, participants read: People sometimes think money and time should be considered interchangeable to each other. For instance, because Alan has a salary of $50/hour, his 3 hours of community service can be considered equal to $150 in lost salary. Likewise, because Bob has a salary of $25/hour, his 4 hours of community service can be considered equal to $100 in lost salary. Realizing this, would you still judge this situation the same way? Just to remind you: Alan receives a letter from the town requesting that he volunteer 3 hours as a consequence of his traffic ticket. Bob receives a letter from the town requesting that he volunteer 4 hours as a consequence of his traffic ticket. Please indicate what you think the relative fairness of this arrangement is. Use the following scale: -50 = extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob 0 = equally fair to Alan and Bob 50 = extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob [Answered on a -50 to 50 sliding scale with labeles centered at -50 (extremely favorable to Alan/extremely unfair to Bob), 0 (equally fair to Alan and Bob), and 50 (extremely unfair to Alan/extremely favorable to Bob)].