Mind Survey

Mind Survey Instructions
No one really knows what it is like to be a robot or a dog, but we humans do have some ideas about what other minds are like. This survey asks for you to think about and compare different kinds of minds. First, you'll meet the characters--a robot, a dog, God, and several other characters who may have minds. Next, you'll pick a survey. Each 10-minute survey is about a mental ability--such as the ability to feel joy, to think, or to feel pain. Your job is to judge pairs of characters to say if one has more of the ability. We ask you to do each survey only once and without interruption. At the end, you'll learn how you ranked all the characters and how your rankings compare with others we've collected. Then, choose another survey or come back another time!
Once you begin, you are free to quit the survey at any time--although your answers will be most useful to us if you continue for the whole 10-minute survey. No personally identifying information will be collected. If you agree to proceed, it's time to Meet the Cast of Characters! Sponsored by the Mental Control Laboratory Department of Psychology, Harvard University This survey has been approved by the Harvard University Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research. Who to contact about your rights in this research: Jane Calhoun, 50 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone: 617-496-2618. Email jcalhoun@fas.harvard.edu

Mind Survey Instructions

No one really knows what it is like to be a robot or a dog, but we humans do have some ideas about what other minds are like. This survey asks for you to think about and compare different kinds of minds.

First, you'll meet the characters--a robot, a dog, God, and several other characters who may have minds.

Next, you'll pick a survey. Each 10-minute survey is about a mental ability--such as the ability to feel joy, to think, or to feel pain. Your job is to judge pairs of characters to say if one has more of the ability.

We ask you to do each survey only once and without interruption. At the end, you'll learn how you ranked all the characters and how your rankings compare with others we've collected. Then, choose another survey or come back another time!

Once you begin, you are free to quit the survey at any time--although your answers will be most useful to us if you continue for the whole 10-minute survey. No personally identifying information will be collected. If you agree to proceed, it's time to

Meet the Cast of Characters!

Sponsored by the Mental Control Laboratory
Department of Psychology, Harvard University

This survey has been approved by the Harvard University Committee on the Use of Human Subjects in Research. Who to contact about your rights in this research: Jane Calhoun, 50 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone: 617-496-2618. Email jcalhoun@fas.harvard.edu