How do you perceive the personality of the others?


We want to understand how people perceive the personality of the others.
This questionnaire will gather data to help answer that question.

This HIT expires in 7 minutes. Please make sure you complete the task in one setting.


The 10 questions:
How well do the following statements describe the person in the video?

    1. The person is reserved
    2. The person is generally trusting
    3. The person tends to be lazy
    4. The person is relaxed, handles stress well
    5. The person has few artistic interests
    6. The person is outgoing, sociable
    7. The person tends to find fault with others
    8. The person does a thorough job
    9. The person gets nervous easily
    10. The person has an active imagination

Tutorial Session

  • In this tutorial you will watch a video clip and answer 10 questions regarding personality.

  • After this tutorial, we want you to be comfortable answering the 10 questions on different video.

  • You will have to do this tutorial only once. If you decide to do other HITs from us, you won’t see this tutorial again.

  • Please avoid preconception. Please answer each question based just on what you see in the video. Avoid answering each question based on your prior knowledge of the person.


Answer the 10 questions.
Remember! Please do not use your preconception of the person to answer these questions.
The person in the video
1. The person is reserved
2. The person is generally trusting
3. The person tends to be lazy
4. The person is relaxed, handles stress well
5. The person has few artistic interests
6. The person is outgoing, sociable
7. The person tends to find fault with others
8. The person does a thorough job
9. The person gets nervous easily
10. The person has an active imagination
Disagree strongly Agree strongly

You successfully completed the tutorial!

1. Before we start...

Do you know this person?

How confident are you that you could describe the personality of this person?
not very
confident strongly
confident

2. Read the instruction.

  • Think ahead. We will ask you 10 questions (below) about the person in the video.
    Read them now, and think ahead how you would answer each question as you watch the video.

  • Avoid preconception. Please answer each question based just on what you see in the video.
    In other words, avoid answering them based on your prior knowledge of the person.

The 10 questions:
How well do the following statements describe the person in the video?
(Adjust your browser so that these questions are visible while watching the video.)

    1. The person is reserved
    2. The person is generally trusting
    3. The person tends to be lazy
    4. The person is relaxed, handles stress well
    5. The person has few artistic interests
    6. The person is outgoing, sociable
    7. The person tends to find fault with others
    8. The person does a thorough job
    9. The person gets nervous easily
    10. The person has an active imagination

3. Now, watch the video. (duration: seconds)

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4. Answer the 10 questions.

How well do the following statements describe the person in the video?


1. The person is reserved





2. The person is generally trusting





3. The person tends to be lazy





4. The person is relaxed, handles stress well





5. The person has few artistic interests





6. The person is outgoing, sociable





7. The person tends to find fault with others





8. The person does a thorough job





9. The person gets nervous easily





10. The person has an active imagination






5. You're almost done!

These questions are optional, but we’d appreciate it if you’ve answered them. Please describe yourself by selecting one answer for each question.
Gender:
Ethnicity:
 
Age:
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6. You are done. Thank you!

The goal of this study is to understand how people perceive the personality of the others.
This study is a part of research conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Your participation is voluntary and you have the right to stop at any time.
Question? Send an email to yalesong at mit dot edu.