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 | Word length | 0.10 |
2 | Right-diagonalness | 0.10 |
3 | DOES IT HAVE FEELINGS? | 0.35 |
4 | IS IT TALLER THAN A PERSON? | 0.40 |
5 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD? | 0.55 |
6 | IS IT HAIRY? | 0.20 |
7 | Verticality | 0.20 |
8 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A MICROWAVE OVEN? | 0.40 |
9 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A CAR? | 0.50 |
10 | CAN IT DIG? | 0.30 |
11 | DOES IT HAVE EARS? | 0.50 |
12 | IS IT HOLLOW? | 0.40 |
13 | Internal details | 0.20 |
14 | CAN IT STRETCH? | 0.20 |
15 | Horizontalness | 0.65 |
16 | DOES IT GROW? | 0.35 |
17 | CAN IT RUN? | 0.45 |
18 | COULD YOU FIT INSIDE IT? | 0.50 |
19 | White pixel count | 0.20 |
20 | IS IT WARM BLOODED? | 0.45 |
21 | CAN IT SWIM? | 0.15 |
22 | DOES IT HAVE FLAT / STRAIGHT SIDES? | 0.15 |
23 | CAN IT CAUSE YOU PAIN? | 0.20 |
24 | 3D curviness | 0.50 |
25 | DOES IT HAVE A FLAT / STRAIGHT TOP? | 0.50 |
26 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A BED? | 0.40 |
27 | CAN YOU HOLD IT? | 0.25 |
28 | DOES IT OPEN? | 0.45 |
29 | WAS IT INVENTED? | 0.40 |
30 | IS IT A BODY PART? | 0.35 |
31 | IS IT WARM? | 0.30 |
32 | IS IT TASTY? | 0.70 |
33 | CAN YOU HOLD IT IN ONE HAND? | 0.45 |
34 | DOES IT LIVE ABOVE GROUND? | 0.60 |
35 | DO YOU WEAR IT? | 0.30 |
36 | IS IT A BUILDING? | 0.55 |
37 | IS IT PART OF SOMETHING LARGER? | 0.65 |
38 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A RESTAURANT? | 0.70 |
39 | IS IT A MAMMAL? | 0.50 |
40 | IS IT FUZZY? | 0.30 |
41 | IS IT A SPECIFIC GENDER? | 0.60 |
42 | IS IT HOT? | 0.45 |
43 | CAN YOU BUY IT? | 0.20 |
44 | DOES IT HAVE MOVING PARTS? | 0.45 |
45 | CAN YOU PET IT? | 0.50 |
46 | IS IT A TOOL? | 0.25 |
47 | DO YOU HOLD IT TO USE IT? | 0.30 |
48 | Line curviness | 0.10 |
49 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN THE FOREST? | 0.35 |
50 | IS IT BLACK? | -0.10 |