Welcome to Who's Who

This short game is about finding people linked to three social identity labels: Self, Friend, and Stranger.

  1. Tell us a little about yourself and complete a short pre-game questionnaire.
  2. Rank the three labels by their personal importance, then create a custom avatar and choose a name for each one.
  3. After a short guided practice, complete four blocks of 12 trials by finding and tapping the requested avatar as quickly and accurately as you can.
  4. After the game, complete a final questionnaire before reading the explanation of the research.

The full activity will take approximately 10 minutes.

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About You

Please select your birth year:

Please select your gender:

Pre-test Questionnaire

You may answer as much as you feel comfortable answering. Any question may be left blank.

Rank the Three Labels

Please arrange Self, Friend, and Stranger according to how important each one feels to you personally.

Place the most important label at the top and the least important at the bottom.

1. Self
2. Friend
3. Stranger

Set Up an Identity

1. Choose Body Style
2. Choose Hair / Head
3. Choose Expression

Thank you for choosing the avatars below.

Please remember what they look like and whom they represent.

How do you feel right now?

Move the slider from the least happy point on the left to the happiest point on the right.

Training Camp

Instructions: Your objective is to quickly locate and tap the avatar of the person requested at the top of the screen.

During this practice, a flashing yellow ring and a yellow arrow will point to the correct avatar. Tap that avatar to continue. Practice results will not affect your final accuracy score.

Remember the Avatars

Below are the three avatars you will see in the game and the people they represent. Please take a moment to remember each one. When you are ready, select Continue.

Block 1 of 4 · Trial 1 of 12

Get Ready...

Good job!

Accuracy by identity

Reaction time by identity

Almost Done!

How do you feel right now after the task?

Game Results

Accuracy across the four blocks

Reaction time across the four blocks

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Post-test Questionnaire

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Why Did We Design This Game?

For over 20 years, our laboratory has been investigating a fascinating aspect of human cognition: our ability to prioritize and process information related to ourselves faster and more accurately than other information. This is known as the Self-Prioritization Effect.

Through this brief game, we investigate how linking avatars to the labels Self, Friend, and Stranger influences attention and responses.

Our wider aim is to translate this research into a practical, engaging intervention tool that may support cognitive abilities and mood in older adults.

If you have any questions, or an interesting idea you would like to discuss with us, please email us at thesuilab@abdn.ac.uk.

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