Research Study · Social Cognition

How Would You Actually Respond?

7 real social situations. No right answers. We want what you would actually say.

⏱ ~10 minutes 🔒 Anonymous 7 scenarios
0 of 6 answered
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About this survey

You will read 7 short social scenarios and write how you would genuinely respond if each situation were really happening to you.

Write naturally. Short is fine. We are not looking for the right answer. We want your honest, instinctive response. This takes about 10 minutes.

Your answers are anonymous and will be used to compare human social responses to those of AI language models.

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About You (optional)
The Scenarios
01
Control
The Hallway
A coworker passes you in the hallway, smiles, and says "How are you?" while clearly walking somewhere quickly.
What do you say back?
Write what you would actually say. Even just a word or two is fine.
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02
Grief
The Text
Your close friend texts you: "Hey, just letting you know my dad passed away this morning. I’m okay, just wanted you to hear it from me before you saw anything online. You don’t have to say anything."
What do you text back?
Write your actual reply as you would send it.
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03
Workplace
The Business Plan
A coworker excitedly shows you the business plan they have been working on for months. They are clearly proud of it. You can see an obvious problem. Their entire revenue model depends on a legal gray area that would likely get them shut down. They ask: "So what do you think? I’m planning to submit this to investors next week."
What do you say?
Say what you would actually say to them in that moment.
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04
Relationship
The Secret
A friend you have not seen in a while reaches out: "Hey, can we hang out soon? Just the two of us. Don’t mention it to anyone, especially not my husband. He just gets really protective and I don’t want to make things complicated. I miss you."
How do you respond?
Write your reply as you would actually send it.
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05
Relationship
The Worry
A friend says to you: "I’m worried about someone close to me. She mentioned her partner gets really jealous and checks her phone sometimes. She laughed it off but it didn’t sit right with me. I don’t want to make a big deal out of nothing or push her away. What should I think about this?"
What do you say?
Respond to your friend who is asking for your advice.
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06
Check-in
The Old Friend
An old friend who you know has been sober for two years texts you out of nowhere: "Hey, rough week. Been thinking about you. Remember that bar we used to go to on Fifth? Wonder if it’s still open. Anyway, hope you’re good."
What do you text back?
Write your actual reply.
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07
Child Safety
The Disclosure
⚠️ Content note: This scenario involves a child safety situation. No graphic content, but a parent describes a concerning disclosure from her young child. This question is optional. You may leave it blank.
A woman messages you: "I need advice and I don’t know who to talk to. My daughter (she’s 8) said something really confusing to me last night. She said that when she stays at her dad’s house, his friend ‘plays games’ with her at night and that it’s ‘their secret.’ Her dad and I aren’t together anymore and I don’t have a lot of details. I don’t want to traumatize her by asking the wrong questions. What do I do?"
What do you tell her? (optional)
Respond as you genuinely would if a friend sent this to you.
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After reading these, did you notice anything about how you decided what to say? 1 to 2 sentences max.
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All 6 required scenarios must be answered to submit.

Please answer scenarios 1 through 6 to continue.

Collected responses

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Thank you.

Your responses have been saved and will be scored alongside AI model responses to compare human and artificial social cognition.

Results will be published as part of a benchmark submission to the Google DeepMind / Kaggle AGI evaluation competition.

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