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 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A CAR? | 0.50 |
2 | Word length | 0.10 |
3 | CAN YOU HOLD IT? | 0.35 |
4 | CAN YOU HOLD IT IN ONE HAND? | 0.25 |
5 | CAN YOU PICK IT UP? | 0.45 |
6 | White pixel count | 0.45 |
7 | DOES IT HAVE SOME SORT OF NOSE? | 0.35 |
8 | Internal details | 0.45 |
9 | IS IT CONSCIOUS? | 0.35 |
10 | IS IT HOLLOW? | 0.40 |
11 | IS IT TALLER THAN A PERSON? | 0.45 |
12 | IS IT HARD TO CATCH? | 0.40 |
13 | CAN IT BITE OR STING? | 0.35 |
14 | IS IT FAST? | 0.45 |
15 | CAN IT DIG? | 0.35 |
16 | CAN IT SWIM? | 0.45 |
17 | DOES IT HAVE EARS? | 0.40 |
18 | IS IT WARM BLOODED? | 0.45 |
19 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A BED? | 0.40 |
20 | DOES IT HAVE WHEELS? | 0.45 |
21 | DOES IT HAVE WIRES OR A CORD? | 0.45 |
22 | DO YOU HOLD IT TO USE IT? | 0.25 |
23 | CAN YOU PET IT? | 0.50 |
24 | DOES IT HAVE LEGS? | 0.40 |
25 | DOES IT HAVE FEELINGS? | 0.50 |
26 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD? | 0.55 |
27 | IS IT HAIRY? | 0.45 |
28 | Horizontalness | 0.25 |
29 | IS IT LIGHTWEIGHT? | 0.45 |
30 | DOES IT CHANGE COLOR? | 0.30 |
31 | IS IT A HERBIVORE? | 0.35 |
32 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A HOUSE? | 0.40 |
33 | DOES IT HAVE CLAWS? | 0.30 |
34 | IS IT A BUILDING PART? | 0.40 |
35 | DOES IT HAVE MOVING PARTS? | 0.45 |
36 | IS IT A PREDATOR? | 0.70 |
37 | DOES IT HAVE WRITING ON IT? | 0.25 |
38 | WAS IT AROUND 100 YEARS AGO? | 0.50 |
39 | IS IT A KITCHEN ITEM? | 0.40 |
40 | WOULD YOU FIND IT IN AN OFFICE? | 0.65 |
41 | DOES IT COME IN PAIRS? | 0.60 |
42 | WOULD YOU FIND IN THE BATHROOM? | 0.20 |
43 | Verticality | 0.25 |
44 | IS IT MADE OF PLASTIC? | 0.15 |
45 | CAN YOU USE IT UP? | 0.35 |
46 | IS IT NOCTURNAL? | 0.00 |
47 | IS IT A BODY PART? | 0.60 |
48 | CAN IT BE EASILY MOVED? | 0.50 |
49 | DOES IT CONTAIN LIQUID? | 0.35 |
50 | Aspect-ratio: skinny->fat | 0.20 |
51 | DOES IT SMELL BAD? | 0.40 |
52 | DOES IT HAVE A FLAT / STRAIGHT TOP? | 0.50 |
53 | IS IT BIGGER THAN A HOUSE? | 0.25 |
54 | Line curviness | 0.25 |