Participant 1

Initial description: Three blue, green. And pink dots on dark background.

Final description: I know the 3 colors expand but not sure in which direction.


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

Participant 2

Initial description: Any chain of black blocks adjacent to a colored block become that color.

Final description: Any chain of black blocks adjacent to a colored block become that color.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 3

Initial description: Fill the shapes with the colors of the squares that are given.

Final description: Fill the shapes with the colors of the squares that are given.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 4

Initial description: The colored cubes within the design overtook the black cubes that were connected to them horizontally and vertically

Final description: The colored cubes within the design overtook the black cubes that were connected to them horizontally and vertically


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 5

Initial description: Basically "locking" colors together

Final description: Basically "locking" colors together


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 6

Initial description: I think the color is spreading to any blocks directly next to the color

Final description: I think the color is spreading to any blocks directly next to the color


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 7

Initial description: I thought there had to be at least one green, teal and pink at least. The number of gray and black didn't matter.

Final description: I thought there was a certain ratio between black and white but I couldn't figure it out. I also thought there had to be only one of green, pink and teal.


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

Participant 8

Initial description: I couldn't really figure out a rule so I just tried to visually make it follow as close as I could to the given example.

Final description: I couldn't really figure it out with a rule so I just tried to emulate what pattern I saw.


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

Participant 9

Initial description: The colors spread to each orthoganally connected black square until it hits a gray square.

Final description: The colors spread to each orthoganally connected black square until it hits a gray square.


Attempt 1: Correct