Dimension | Levels |
---|---|
Peer prevalence | A student considers using a prescription drug to enhance her memorization skills for her exam preparation. From a medical point of view, this is not necessary. This student knows that |
â–ª none | |
â–ª every second | |
â–ª every one | |
of her friends or acquaintances uses such substances. | |
Social suggestions | She |
â–ª never | |
â–ª sometimes | |
â–ª very often | |
gets suggestions from others to try such means. | |
Magnitude of enhancement effect | By taking such drugs, she hopes to increase the amount of memorized information by |
â–ª 5 percent | |
â–ª a factor of two | |
â–ª a factor of three | |
compared to her normal state. | |
Probability of enhancement effect | From a recently published study, she knows that that the effect occurs with a |
â–ª 5 | |
â–ª 50 | |
â–ª 100 | |
percent chance. | |
Probability of side effects | This study also reported that |
â–ª one of 1,000,000 users | |
â–ª one of 1,000 users | |
â–ª every user | |
Severity of side effects | developed |
â–ª very light | |
â–ª moderate | |
â–ª very strong | |
depression. Further side effects are unknown. | |
Drug price | Someone can provide her with a package of 10 pills for |
â–ª free. | |
â–ª 20 Euros. | |
â–ª 100 Euros. | |
This is enough for 20 learning hours. | |
Social disapproval | The use of such drugs would cause |
â–ª no | |
â–ª moderate | |
â–ª very strong | |
 | criticism in her environment |