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Experiment Instructions

You are a xenopsychologist (a specialist in alien behavior) assigned to observe aliens on the planet Lumenara. There are several groups of aliens living in Lumenara. Each group has their unique color (red, yellow, and purple).

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Beyond their eye color, the aliens also differ in the regions they inhabit. There are three distinct regions (Region A, Region B, and Region C). In each of these regions, there are aliens with different colors.

Region A: Dominated by sandy terrain with sparse vegetation.
Region B: Lush jungle covers most of the landscape here.
Region C: Snow-capped mountains define this cold, alpine region.

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All aliens with different eye colors live in the same terrain. The region is dominated by sandy terrain with sparse vegetation. The landscape features rolling dunes and scattered rock formations. Wind patterns have created distinctive geological features throughout the region.

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On Lumenara, the most critical resource is this blue mineral:

Your Task is to assess the alien's capability in extracting this blue mineral. Mining capability may vary across individuals, eye colors, and home regions.

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You are going to learn about the resource-mining capability of aliens in the red-eye group.

To estimate this group's mining capability, you will see evaluations made by previous xenopsychologists (prior participants) who observed mining behavior of red-eye aliens. In each round, you will see two options regarding the red-eye aliens' performance and will guess which option was chosen by prior participants (left figure). Then, you will see what they actually chose (right figure). The outcomes may include decimals because they show group averages. You will see responses from 4 xenopsychologists.

Which record do you think was selected by a prior xenopsychologist to describe the number of minerals the red-eye aliens extracted in 10 attempts

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You have finished reviewing the records from 4 xenopsychologists. You will now observe the actual mining behavior of 4 aliens from this red-eye alien group.

The mining behavior and home region of this alien:

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You have finished observing 4 individuals from the red-eye alien group.

You will now see a series of choices. On each trial, two mining records will be displayed. Based on what you learned from other xenopsychologists and what you observed yourself to decide which record better reflects how many minerals red-eye aliens typically extracted in 10 attempts on average.

Below are two different 10‑trial mining records from two aliens in Lumenara. Based on your understanding, which record is more likely to come from an alien of the red eye group?

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