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Study 2 Analysis and Results

Hypothesis 4 tested whether people contribute more when given specific numeric goals vs. non-specific “do your best” goals. This hypothesis was confirmed
Hypothesis 5 stated that participants assigned individual goals would contribute more than those with group goals. This hypothesis was disconfirmed, participants with group goals rated more movies than those with comparable individual goals
Hypothesis 6 stated that the relationship between goal specificity and performance is curvilinear, with the highest challenge goals leading to declines in ratings. This hypothesis is weakly supported, it was found that extremely difficult goals would reduce contributions