Study: Human and LLM Reasoning in Team Games

Institution: Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University

Researcher: Benjamin Kempinski, Department of Artificial Intelligence

Time required: approximately 10–15 minutes (you may stop after any scenario)

Ethics approval: ECSW-LT-2026-3-3-38831

What you will do

You will be shown snapshots from a social deduction game (Secret Mafia / Werewolf) and asked how you would reason and act in each situation. No live game, no other players — just you reading a game state and answering a few questions. Each scenario takes about 3–5 minutes.

You do not need prior experience with Mafia or Werewolf. If you are unfamiliar with the game, read the rules here before continuing: Secret Mafia Rules

Data and privacy

We collect anonymous data only — your responses cannot be traced back to you. The sole exception is the timestamp of your consent, recorded only to document that informed consent was obtained. Data is stored per Radboud University guidelines and may be shared anonymously with other researchers.

Study questions: benjamin.kempinski@donders.ru.nl

Data processing: fsw.privacy@ru.nl

Independent concerns: dcc-researchintegrity-officer@donders.ru.nl

Voluntary participation

Participation is entirely voluntary. You may stop at any time without giving a reason. You may withdraw consent even after participation by emailing benjamin.kempinski@donders.ru.nl. Note that already-anonymised data may not always be deletable; the researcher will inform you if this applies.