Participant 1

Initial description: put the small box to big boxes

Final description: put small box to big boxes


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 2

Initial description: I followed the examples and used the pattern in the corner to fill in what I needed to fill in

Final description: I used the pattern in the corner as a template for the red dots and then deleted the template by making it the same colors as the background.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Correct

Participant 3

Initial description: I tried making the grid the same size and then put the colors in the same area. Once the background and large blue shapes were in, I looked at the examples to see how they changed over time. I tried to make the shapes change in the same way.

Final description: This one confused me a bit. I tried following the rules and even adjusted after the first two tries. I didn't know what the final rule was that I was missing.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 4

Initial description: remove the outside thing but use it as a guide to recreate the design at each dot inside the squares then extend the middle color out

Final description: remove the outside thing but use it as a guide to recreate the design at each dot inside the squares then extend the middle color out


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 5

Initial description: I used the pattern that was on the outside of the boxes and duplicted it on all of the single tiles inside the larger boxes. I then extended the pattern using the longer tiles of the pattern to the edges of the larger boxes.

Final description: I used the pattern that was on the outside of the boxes and duplicted it on all of the single tiles inside the larger boxes. I then extended the pattern using the longer tiles of the pattern to the edges of the larger boxes.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 6

Initial description: Based on the examples.

Final description: Based on the examples.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 7

Initial description: I tried to follow the pattern on the last example.

Final description: I couldn't see another solution


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 8

Initial description: apply the lone object to the singular different colored squares in the big squares and apply the objects lightest color horizontal within the big square

Final description: apply the lone object to the singular different colored squares in the big squares and apply the objects lightest color horizontal within the big square


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 9

Initial description: it's kind of like extending the cross

Final description: it's extending the arm


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Correct