Reason about participant self-report reliability
Judge how much weight the things participants said can carry.
What this prompt helps you do
An assessment of which reports are reliable, which are reconstructions, and what behavioural evidence would confirm.
When to use it
Findings rest on what participants said about their own behaviour and motivations.
What to prepare
The goal, relevant source material, constraints, examples, and the decision or action this should support.
How to get a strong result
Treat reported reasons as less reliable than reported events; people reconstruct motives after the fact.
How to use this prompt
Replace each placeholder with accurate context. Paste the complete prompt into Claude, review the response critically, resolve important questions, and use it as a considered input to the next decision—not as an unchecked final answer.