MWITA-LPPO-2026-006 · Evidence A · P1
Dark patterns boosted initial acceptance of a financial offer, but several effects weakened when participants faced real monetary commitment friction.
What this does not establish
Fictitious finance product on Prolific desktop and no card was charged; direction is more reliable than the inconsistent effect translation.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
First-click manipulation did not fully survive consequential commitment.
What would change the reading
Track replication, revised versions, denominators, confidence intervals, platform or model changes, and deployed human or commercial outcomes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.