Aesthetic judgments!
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In this experiment, you'll perform a simple aesthetic judgment task.
On each trial, you'll see two things; one on the left side of the screen, and one on the right side of the screen.
These can be all different kinds of things; sometimes they'll be shapes, sometimes they'll be mathematical expressions, and so on.
Your job: Say which option is more beautiful.
You'll make these judgments using your keyboard. If the option on the left is more beautiful, press the ← key on your keyboard (the left arrow key). If the option on the right is more beautiful, press the → key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).
Your job: Say which option is less beautiful.
You'll make these judgments using your keyboard. If the option on the left is less beautiful, press the ← key on your keyboard (the left arrow key). If the option on the right is less beautiful, press the → key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).
Be open to finding beauty in anything. In other words, lots of different things can be beautiful; a sunset can be beautiful, a memory can be beautiful, a story can be beautiful, and so on. This instruction is intentionally a little vague, so just judge beauty as you see fit.
One note: Sometimes, the options will be images of two musical notes. In that case, you must click on each image; after you click an image, a musical phrase will play (so make sure your sound on!). After listening to both phrases, you'll be able to respond.
Click the ENTER key on your keyboard to start the experiment!
If the option on the left is more beautiful, press the ← key on your keyboard (the left arrow key).
If the option on the right is more beautiful, press the → key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).
If you see two musical notes, you must click on both of them using your mouse to listen to the audio before responding.
If the option on the left is less beautiful, press the ← key on your keyboard (the left arrow key).
If the option on the right is less beautiful, press the → key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).
If you see two musical notes, you must click on both of them using your mouse to listen to the audio before responding.
Great job! You're halfway done with the task.
For the second half of the task, you'll be doing the opposite of what you just did; instead of saying which option is less beautiful, you'll now say which option is more beautiful.
So, if the option on the left is more beautiful, press the ← key on your keyboard (the left arrow key). If the option on the right is more beautiful, press the → key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).
When you're ready to continue, click the ENTER key on your keyboard.
Great job! You're halfway done with the task.
For the second half of the task, you'll be doing the opposite of what you just did; instead of saying which option is more beautiful, you'll now say which option is less beautiful.
So, if the option on the left is less beautiful, press the ← key on your keyboard (the left arrow key). If the option on the right is less beautiful, press the → key on your keyboard (the right arrow key).
When you're ready to continue, click the ENTER key on your keyboard.