Features were ranked based on the median peak score over 9 subjects. A row in the table also shows the median time point when that feature reached its peak score (medians taken over 9 subjects). All features shown were significantly predicted with p < 10-5 (corrected for multiple comparisons over features, regions, and time).
Semantic features are shown in upper case, and perceptual features in lower case.
Rank | Feature | Median time (s) |
---|---|---|
1 | DOES IT HAVE FEELINGS? | 0.20 |
2 | Word length | 0.15 |
3 | CAN IT DIG? | 0.20 |
4 | IS IT ALIVE? | 0.45 |
5 | IS IT HAIRY? | 0.15 |
6 | IS IT WARM BLOODED? | 0.15 |
7 | Verticality | 0.10 |
8 | CAN IT BEND? | 0.15 |
9 | CAN IT SWIM? | 0.15 |
10 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD? | 0.40 |
11 | IS IT HARD TO CATCH? | 0.35 |
12 | CAN YOU PET IT? | 0.15 |
13 | DO YOU WEAR IT? | 0.30 |
14 | CAN IT JUMP? | 0.15 |
15 | IS IT A BODY PART? | 0.30 |
16 | CAN IT BITE OR STING? | 0.15 |
17 | IS IT TALLER THAN A PERSON? | 0.45 |
18 | CAN IT KEEP YOU DRY? | 0.25 |
19 | DOES IT HAVE EARS? | 0.50 |
20 | IS IT MANUFACTURED? | 0.35 |
21 | CAN YOU USE IT UP? | -0.10 |
22 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN THE FOREST? | 0.35 |
23 | COULD YOU FIT INSIDE IT? | 0.30 |
24 | IS IT CONSCIOUS? | 0.10 |
25 | White pixel count | 0.70 |
26 | DOES IT HAVE WHEELS? | 0.35 |
27 | IS IT FUZZY? | 0.60 |
28 | IS IT TAPERED? | 0.10 |
29 | IS IT SHINY? | 0.20 |
30 | IS IT CLOTHING? | 0.20 |
31 | IS IT A SPECIFIC GENDER? | 0.60 |
32 | CAN IT STRETCH? | 0.15 |
33 | DOES IT HAVE A HARD NOSE/BEAK? | 0.35 |
34 | WOULD YOU FIND IN THE BATHROOM? | 0.15 |
35 | CAN IT CAUSE YOU PAIN? | 0.20 |
36 | CAN YOU HOLD IT IN ONE HAND? | 0.45 |
37 | DOES IT HAVE FOUR LEGS? | 0.30 |
38 | CAN YOU HOLD IT? | 0.50 |
39 | IS IT A BUILDING PART? | 0.70 |
40 | IS IT BROWN? | 0.00 |
41 | IS IT WARM? | 0.30 |
42 | DOES IT OPEN? | 0.45 |
43 | IS IT USUALLY OUTSIDE? | 0.30 |
44 | DOES IT HAVE FEET? | 0.30 |
45 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A MICROWAVE OVEN? | 0.45 |