Visual game!

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In this experiment, you'll play a simple visual game.

In each turn of the game, you'll see two images. You'll be able to choose between them; when you choose an image, you will either get +5 coins, or +0 coins to your coin bank. Your goal is to end the game with as many coins as possible.

It's your job to figure out which image will give you more coins to do well at the game. This may not always be easy and it may take a little while to learn, but keep playing the game and trying to earn as many coins as you can.

Sometimes, these 'images' will just be mathematical expressions; but the same ideas apply. Note that you don't have to solve these expressions or determine their answers; just look at the problems themselves. Try to figure out which option gives you coins, and choose that.

To choose the option on the left, press the key on your keyboard (the left arrow key). To choose the option on the right, press the key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).

Click the ENTER key on your keyboard to begin!

To choose the option on the left, press the key on your keyboard (the left arrow key).

To choose the option on the right, press the key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).

Great job! Now, you'll just make one more choice.

Even though the options here look a little different, the same pattern that you just learned also applies here.

So, based on what you know, take your best guess about which option is worth more points.

When you're ready to continue, click the ENTER key on your keyboard.


Coin bank: 0

Please answer the following questions.

Please describe the task you had to complete in this study


If you had to guess, what do you think was the purpose of this study?


How did you decide which images to choose in the first part of the experiment?


How did you decide which image to choose in the last trial?


What is 1 + 1?



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