Feasibility of Using Simulated Incentives to Nudge Behaviors
We found that crowdsourced surveys with simulated monetary incentives resulted in expected simulated behavioral responses as in actual incentives with the same direction, demonstrating the feasibility of using crowdsourced surveys to evaluate behavioral economics–based interventions. A consistency check showed that study participants understood the simulated nudging options and responded in expected manners, suggesting that this approach may be a viable and efficient method for evaluating interventions in health care. A simulated psychological status design, particularly with a loss framing design, had a statistically significant (