Study participants were divided into groups, given different artificial news reports on economic conditions, and were asked to answer a survey questionnaire that included questions on the oil exploration.
Þátttakendum í rannsókninni var skipt upp í hópa sem lásu ólíkar tilbúnar fréttaskýringar um efnahagsástandið. Því næst svöruðu þeir spurningalista sem innihélt m.a. spurningar um olíuleitina.