Participant 1

Initial description: fill in the missing area of the pattern. It is a mirror image of the area in the same section of the pattern on the other side.

Final description: fill in the missing area of the pattern. It is a mirror image of the area in the same section of the pattern on the other side.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 2

Initial description: Fill out the orange part by mirroring the picture in the middle.

Final description: Fill out the orange part by mirroring the picture in the middle.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 3

Initial description: The orange boxes are a missing piece. The design is mirrored so I look at the mirrored area on the other side to figure out which ones belong.

Final description: The orange boxes represent the missing area of the tile. The design of the pattern is mirrored, so find the area that is mirrored on the opposite side of the tile to see which colors belong.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Correct

Participant 4

Initial description: make it smaller

Final description: make it smaller and make more color spots


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

Participant 5

Initial description: very confusing

Final description: very confusing


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

Participant 6

Initial description: Recreate part of a pattern from the symmetrical input image that is a mirror image of the other side.

Final description: Recreate part of a pattern from the symmetrical input image that is a mirror image of the other side.


Attempt 1: Correct