Welcome to the study!

Please read the Consent to Participants below. By clicking the "confirm" button, you are confirming that you are aged 18 and older, have normal or corrected-to-normal vision, understand the conditions of participation, and agree to take part in this research.

You will need a computer or laptop to complete this study; smart phones are not supported.

 

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Experiment Instructions

This study is about understanding how people perceive pictures.

Specifically, you will be asked the of each picture.

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By the picture we mean the entire image, not the person (or people) in the image.

There are no right or wrong answers, so please provide your most honest response.

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In each trial, you will first see a fixation cross (see example below). Please fixate your gaze at the cross.

Then, you will see the picture for 3500 milliseconds (see example below).

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Then the picture will disappear. There will be a question indicating what you are rating (see example below).

Please enter your answer by pressing a number key 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 on the top row of your computer keyboard. Clicking the numbers on the screen will NOT work.

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Please note that we will check your attention during the experiment. Poor performance in these attention checks may result in rejection of your submission.

In the attention checks, you will be asked to press a specified number (see example below).

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Your response time for answering the question will be recorded.

You will receive an alert message if your response time is unusually short or long.

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You will be given the option to take a short break after completing a certain number of trials. You will not be compensated for the time that you take breaks.

After completing all trials, you will fill out three short surveys about your beliefs, demographics and understanding about this experiment.

You are about to start the experiment now. Please expand your web browser window to full screen.

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You may take a short break now.

When you are ready, click the following button to continue.

 

 

 

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Please press the number to continue

 

You have finished all trials.
Please continue with Survey Part 1.

In this survey, we are interested in your beliefs about the relation between the number of faces and certain judgments of the image.

Please use the 7-point scale to indicate your belief. There are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in your honest intuitions.

1
More faces
decrease it
2
3
4
No
relation
5
6
7
More faces
increase it
1
More faces
decrease it
2
3
4
No
relation
5
6
7
More faces
increase it
1
More faces
decrease it
2
3
4
No
relation
5
6
7
More faces
increase it
1
More faces
decrease it
2
3
4
No
relation
5
6
7
More faces
increase it
1
More faces
decrease it
2
3
4
No
relation
5
6
7
More faces
increase it

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You have finished Survey Part 1.
Please continue with Survey Part 2.

Read each of the following statements and decide how much you agree with each according to your beliefs and experiences.

1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree
1
Strongly disagree
2
Moderately disagree
3
Slightly disagree
4
Slightly agree
5
Moderately agree
6
Strongly agree

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You have finished Survey Part 2.
Please continue with Survey Part 3.

1. Is the meaning of "" clear to you?

Not clear

Somewhat clear

Very clear

2. Please enter your age.

3. Please indicate your gender.

Man

Woman

Non-binary

Other

4. Please indicate your race.

White

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

5. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Less than high school credential

High school credential

Some post-high-school, no bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

6. What languages did you grow up learning first?

Arabic

Chinese

English

French

German

Greek

Hindi

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Russian

Spanish

Tagalog

Vietnamese

Some other languages

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You have completed this study. Thank you!