In the Berg et al. trust game, denote the amount sent by the Sender in the trust game as "S", the amount sent back by the Receiver in the trust game as "R", the amount sent by the Allocator in the triple dictator game by "X" and the amount sent by the Allocator in the dictator game as "Y". If transfers made by the first movers in the trust game are motivated by trust rather than altruism, then we would expect:
A) The amount sent by first movers in the trust game "S" to be positively correlated with the proportion sent back by second movers in the trust game (R/3S) rather than the amount sent by the allocators in the triple dictator game (X).
B) The amount sent by first movers in the trust game "S" to be positively correlated with the amount sent by the allocators in the triple dictator game (X) rather than the proportion sent back by the second movers in the trust game (R/3S).
C) The amount sent by first movers in the trust game "S" to be positively correlated with the amount sent by the allocators in the dictator game (Y) rather than the proportion sent back by the second movers in the trust game (R/3S).
D) The amount sent by first movers in the trust game "S" to be positively correlated with the amount sent by the allocators in the dictator game (Y) rather than the amount sent back by the second movers in the trust game (R).

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If transfers made by the first movers in the trust game are motivated by trust rather than altruism, it would be logical to expect a positive correlation between the amount sent by first movers ("S") and the proportion sent back by second movers (R/3S). This is because the decision to send money back (and the proportion thereof) in the trust game is a direct response to the trust exhibited by the first mover, rather than a general tendency towards altruistic behavior as might be measured in dictator games.

In the Berg Et Al