Participant 1

Initial description: I believe the gray shapes are supposed to be showing you the middle of the shapes you have to make. with each shape being 3 blocks wide

Final description: The gray blocks are acting as the supports for the shape. Using that as an idea to build upon, you have to fill the proper shape in, with it being 3 blocks wide. From there, you just have to figure out how long the shape should be.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Correct

Participant 2

Initial description: The rule I thought was for each grey square there are 3 shaded blue squares with the grey dot as the center.

Final description: The rule I thought was for each grey square there are 3 shaded blue squares with the grey dot as the center.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 3

Initial description: it was expand the square one square to each side then make them blue

Final description: it was expand the square one square to each side then make them blue


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 4

Initial description: You convert the grid into a 9x9 and then convert each 1x1 grey cell into a 3x3 blue box.

Final description: You convert the grid into a 9x9 and then convert each 1x1 grey cell into a 3x3 blue box.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 5

Initial description: The space between the gray dots must be filled in with a blue line.

Final description: I need to make the border of the lines quite thick, at least three blocks on each side in order to complete the task successfully.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Correct

Participant 6

Initial description: Blue squares are filled in one square out from the gray starting squares and then the gray square is filled in to complete the shapes.

Final description: Blue squares are filled in one square out from the gray starting squares and then the gray square is filled in to complete the shapes.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 7

Initial description: Copy input grid. Fill the squares around the grey square blue. Then fill the middle grey square to blue.

Final description: Copy input grid. Fill the squares around the grey square blue. Then fill the middle grey square to blue.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 8

Initial description: using the task demonstrations

Final description: using the task demonstrations


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 9

Initial description: Each of the initial grey squares were to be colored blue, and surrounded by blue squares.

Final description: Each of the initial grey squares were to be colored blue, and surrounded by blue squares.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 10

Initial description: Each gray square is the middle square to a 3x3 blue square. Fill the gray square with blue and the surrounding 8 squares with blue.

Final description: Each gray square is the middle square to a 3x3 blue square. Fill the gray square with blue and the surrounding 8 squares with blue.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 11

Initial description: none

Final description: none


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

Participant 12

Initial description: You just make cube shapes using the gray square at the center. and change the color to blue.

Final description: You just make cube shapes using the gray square at the center. and change the color to blue.


Attempt 1: Correct