Top semantic features

Top semantic features sorted by mean feature score when using data from all time points and sources in the cortex. Only significantly predicted features are shown (p < 0.01, FDR corrected for multiple comparisons over features).

Rank	Features	Mean score (±SD)
1	CAN YOU PICK IT UP?	0.59 (± 0.07)
2	IS IT TALLER THAN A PERSON?	0.57 (± 0.08)
3	IS IT ALIVE?	0.57 (± 0.04)
4	IS IT BIGGER THAN A CAR?	0.57 (± 0.08)
5	CAN YOU HOLD IT?	0.57 (± 0.08)
6	IS IT MANMADE?	0.56 (± 0.04)
7	CAN YOU HOLD IT IN ONE HAND?	0.56 (± 0.08)
8	IS IT BIGGER THAN A LOAF OF BREAD?	0.56 (± 0.09)
9	IS IT BIGGER THAN A MICROWAVE OVEN?	0.55 (± 0.06)
10	IS IT MANUFACTURED?	0.55 (± 0.06)
11	IS IT BIGGER THAN A BED?	0.55 (± 0.06)
12	DOES IT GROW?	0.54 (± 0.05)
13	IS IT AN ANIMAL?	0.54 (± 0.06)
14	WAS IT EVER ALIVE?	0.54 (± 0.05)
15	DOES IT HAVE FEELINGS?	0.53 (± 0.08)
16	CAN IT BEND?	0.53 (± 0.04)
17	CAN IT BE EASILY MOVED?	0.53 (± 0.08)
18	IS IT HAIRY?	0.53 (± 0.06)
19	WAS IT INVENTED?	0.51 (± 0.06)
20	DOES IT HAVE CORNERS?	0.51 (± 0.04)
21	IS IT HOLLOW?	0.51 (± 0.08)
22	DOES IT HAVE SOME SORT OF NOSE?	0.51 (± 0.06)
23	DO YOU HOLD IT TO USE IT?	0.51 (± 0.11)
24	IS IT FAST?	0.50 (± 0.06)
25	CAN IT KEEP YOU DRY?	0.50 (± 0.06)
26	IS IT MADE OF WOOD?	0.50 (± 0.12)
27	COULD YOU FIT INSIDE IT?	0.50 (± 0.08)
28	DOES IT HAVE A FACE?	0.49 (± 0.04)
29	DOES IT OPEN?	0.49 (± 0.06)
30	DOES IT CONTAIN LIQUID?	0.49 (± 0.09)
31	CAN IT BITE OR STING?	0.49 (± 0.07)
32	IS IT SOFT?	0.49 (± 0.04)
33	IS IT MADE OF METAL?	0.48 (± 0.05)
34	IS IT HEAVY?	0.48 (± 0.05)
35	DOES IT USE ELECTRICITY?	0.48 (± 0.07)
36	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN AN OFFICE?	0.48 (± 0.04)
37	CAN IT RUN?	0.48 (± 0.05)
38	IS IT HARD TO CATCH?	0.48 (± 0.07)
39	IS IT CONSCIOUS?	0.48 (± 0.06)
40	DOES IT HAVE FEET?	0.47 (± 0.06)
41	IS IT WARM BLOODED?	0.47 (± 0.10)
42	DOES IT HAVE WIRES OR A CORD?	0.47 (± 0.07)
43	CAN YOU PET IT?	0.47 (± 0.07)
44	DOES IT HAVE EARS?	0.47 (± 0.07)
45	WOULD YOU FIND IN THE BATHROOM?	0.46 (± 0.09)
46	DOES IT LIVE IN GROUPS?	0.46 (± 0.06)
47	IS IT WARM?	0.46 (± 0.05)
48	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN THE FOREST?	0.46 (± 0.05)
49	CAN IT CAUSE YOU PAIN?	0.46 (± 0.06)
50	DOES IT HAVE AT LEAST ONE HOLE?	0.46 (± 0.05)
51	IS IT LIGHTWEIGHT?	0.46 (± 0.09)
52	CAN IT STRETCH?	0.45 (± 0.04)
53	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A GARDEN?	0.45 (± 0.03)
54	IS PART OF IT MADE OF GLASS?	0.45 (± 0.07)
55	DOES IT PROVIDE SHADE?	0.45 (± 0.08)
56	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A SCHOOL?	0.45 (± 0.08)
57	DOES IT HAVE A HARD OUTER SHELL?	0.45 (± 0.04)
58	IS IT FUZZY?	0.44 (± 0.04)
59	CAN IT DIG?	0.44 (± 0.04)
60	DOES IT HAVE FLAT / STRAIGHT SIDES?	0.44 (± 0.05)
61	CAN YOU USE IT?	0.44 (± 0.06)
62	DOES IT HAVE PARTS?	0.43 (± 0.06)
63	IS IT A MAMMAL?	0.43 (± 0.10)
64	IS IT USED IN SPORTS?	0.43 (± 0.07)
65	DOES IT HAVE A HARD INSIDE?	0.43 (± 0.09)
66	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A HOUSE?	0.43 (± 0.09)
67	DOES IT HAVE LEGS?	0.43 (± 0.08)
68	IS IT MADE OF PLASTIC?	0.43 (± 0.09)
69	IS IT USUALLY INSIDE?	0.43 (± 0.08)
70	CAN IT JUMP?	0.42 (± 0.07)
71	IS IT SMALLER THAN A GOLFBALL?	0.42 (± 0.08)
72	CAN YOU BUY IT?	0.42 (± 0.11)
73	IS IT SMART?	0.42 (± 0.08)
74	DOES IT HAVE A TAIL?	0.42 (± 0.05)
75	DOES IT HAVE A STRONG SMELL?	0.42 (± 0.06)
76	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A DUMP/LANDFILL?	0.42 (± 0.11)
77	IS IT ALWAYS THE SAME COLOR(S)?	0.42 (± 0.07)
78	DOES IT HAVE A FLAT / STRAIGHT TOP?	0.41 (± 0.08)
79	DOES IT PROVIDE PROTECTION?	0.41 (± 0.05)
80	DOES IT HAVE FOUR LEGS?	0.41 (± 0.09)
81	CAN IT SWIM?	0.41 (± 0.05)
82	IS IT ELECTRONIC?	0.41 (± 0.06)
83	DOES IT HAVE A BACKBONE?	0.41 (± 0.09)
84	IS IT TAPERED?	0.40 (± 0.09)
85	CAN IT FLOAT?	0.40 (± 0.04)
86	DOES IT HAVE INTERNAL STRUCTURE?	0.40 (± 0.08)
87	DOES IT COME IN PAIRS?	0.40 (± 0.12)
88	DOES IT CONTAIN SOMETHING ELSE?	0.40 (± 0.10)
89	IS IT WILD?	0.40 (± 0.05)
90	DOES IT HAVE WRITING ON IT?	0.40 (± 0.08)
91	IS IT A TOOL?	0.40 (± 0.10)
92	CAN IT CLIMB TREES?	0.40 (± 0.04)
93	IS IT VALUABLE?	0.40 (± 0.06)
94	CAN YOU SEE THROUGH IT?	0.39 (± 0.07)
95	IS IT FLESH-COLORED?	0.39 (± 0.03)
96	IS IT BLUE?	0.39 (± 0.05)
97	IS TALLER THAN IT IS WIDE/LONG?	0.39 (± 0.08)
98	DOES IT HAVE MOVING PARTS?	0.39 (± 0.14)
99	IS IT USUALLY OUTSIDE?	0.38 (± 0.08)
100	IS IT CLOTHING?	0.38 (± 0.14)
101	DO YOU WEAR IT?	0.38 (± 0.12)
102	IS IT LONG?	0.38 (± 0.11)
103	DO YOU USE IT DAILY?	0.38 (± 0.06)
104	IS IT MECHANICAL?	0.38 (± 0.10)
105	IS IT STRAIGHT?	0.38 (± 0.04)
106	DOES IT SMELL BAD?	0.38 (± 0.08)
107	DOES IT MAKE A SOUND?	0.37 (± 0.09)
108	IS IT POINTED / SHARP?	0.37 (± 0.07)
109	IS IT SILVER?	0.37 (± 0.07)
110	IS IT DANGEROUS?	0.37 (± 0.05)
111	IS IT FLAT?	0.37 (± 0.06)
112	IS IT A BODY PART?	0.37 (± 0.15)
113	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A RESTAURANT?	0.36 (± 0.09)
114	DO YOU TAKE CARE OF IT?	0.36 (± 0.06)
115	CAN YOU CONTROL IT?	0.36 (± 0.09)
116	WOULD YOU FIND IT IN A ZOO?	0.35 (± 0.07)
117	IS IT USED FOR TRANSPORTATION?	0.35 (± 0.07)
118	DOES IT LIVE ABOVE GROUND?	0.35 (± 0.08)
119	DOES IT HAVE A FRONT AND A BACK?	0.35 (± 0.08)
120	IS IT FRAGILE?	0.34 (± 0.07)
121	IS IT BIGGER THAN A HOUSE?	0.33 (± 0.12)
122	DOES IT ROLL?	0.33 (± 0.08)
123	IS IT AN INSECT?	0.33 (± 0.06)
124	DO YOU INTERACT WITH IT?	0.33 (± 0.12)
125	DO YOU LOVE IT?	0.33 (± 0.06)
126	DOES IT GO IN YOUR MOUTH?	0.33 (± 0.11)
127	DOES IT MAKE SOUND CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ACTIVE?	0.33 (± 0.12)
128	IS IT A BUILDING?	0.33 (± 0.08)
129	IS IT A VEHICLE?	0.32 (± 0.09)
130	IS IT CURVED?	0.32 (± 0.06)
131	CAN YOU SWITCH IT ON AND OFF?	0.32 (± 0.09)
132	IS IT CLEAR?	0.32 (± 0.07)
133	IS IT COLD?	0.32 (± 0.05)
134	IS IT PART OF SOMETHING LARGER?	0.32 (± 0.15)
135	CAN YOU PLAY WITH IT?	0.32 (± 0.07)
136	WOULD YOU FIND IT NEAR A ROAD?	0.32 (± 0.11)
137	DOES IT COME IN A BUNCH/PACK?	0.31 (± 0.07)
138	DOES IT LAY EGGS?	0.31 (± 0.06)
139	CAN YOU RIDE ON/IN IT?	0.31 (± 0.09)
140	DO YOU SEE IT DAILY?	0.31 (± 0.08)
141	DOES IT HAVE CLAWS?	0.31 (± 0.05)
142	IS IT FRIENDLY?	0.31 (± 0.08)
143	IS IT GREEN?	0.31 (± 0.07)
144	IS IT USED TO CARRY THINGS?	0.31 (± 0.10)
145	CAN IT BE WASHED?	0.30 (± 0.12)
146	CAN YOU WALK ON IT?	0.30 (± 0.07)
147	ARE THERE MANY VARIETIES OF IT?	0.30 (± 0.13)
148	DO YOU FIND IT IN SPACE?	0.30 (± 0.07)
149	IS IT SHINY?	0.30 (± 0.09)
150	WOULD YOU AVOID TOUCHING IT?	0.30 (± 0.08)
151	DOES IT HAVE WHEELS?	0.30 (± 0.08)
152	DOES IT HAVE HORNS / THORNS / SPIKES?	0.29 (± 0.10)
153	IS IT WHITE?	0.29 (± 0.08)
154	IS IT A HERBIVORE?	0.29 (± 0.10)
155	IS IT FURNITURE?	0.28 (± 0.08)
156	DO YOU USE IT WHEN COOKING?	0.28 (± 0.08)
157	CAN YOU EAT IT?	0.28 (± 0.12)
158	DOES IT MAKE A NICE SOUND?	0.28 (± 0.09)
159	CAN YOU USE IT UP?	0.28 (± 0.11)
160	IS IT SCARY?	0.28 (± 0.07)
161	CAN IT BREAK?	0.27 (± 0.05)
162	IS IT HOT?	0.27 (± 0.12)
163	IS IT USED DURING MEALS?	0.27 (± 0.09)
164	CAN YOU SIT ON IT?	0.27 (± 0.09)
165	IS IT COLORFUL?	0.27 (± 0.05)
166	IS IT ROUND?	0.27 (± 0.07)
167	DOES IT HAVE A HARD NOSE/BEAK?	0.26 (± 0.07)
168	IS IT YELLOW?	0.26 (± 0.09)
169	DOES IT CHANGE COLOR?	0.26 (± 0.08)
170	IS IT UNHEALTHY?	0.26 (± 0.07)
171	DOES IT GET WET?	0.26 (± 0.11)
172	IS IT RED?	0.26 (± 0.08)
173	WOULD YOU FIND IT ON A FARM?	0.25 (± 0.06)
174	WAS IT AROUND 100 YEARS AGO?	0.25 (± 0.10)
175	IS IT SLIPPERY?	0.25 (± 0.07)
176	IS IT BROWN?	0.24 (± 0.07)
177	IS IT SMOOTH?	0.24 (± 0.10)
178	DOES IT COME FROM A PLANT?	0.24 (± 0.12)
179	DOES IT STAND ON TWO LEGS?	0.24 (± 0.05)
180	IS IT A BUILDING PART?	0.24 (± 0.12)
181	IS IT DENSE?	0.23 (± 0.08)
182	IS IT SYMMETRICAL?	0.23 (± 0.05)
183	IS IT BLACK?	0.23 (± 0.12)
184	IS IT HELPFUL?	0.23 (± 0.11)