Immediate Psychological Effects of a Brief Human-Created Animated Art Film: A Three-Arm Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Stanford University
Summary
This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate the immediate psychological effects of a brief human-created animated art film. U.S.-based adults recruited through Prolific will be randomized in Stanford Qualtrics to view a human-created animated art film, view an AI-created comparison video, or to a do-nothing control arm. Outcomes will be assessed immediately after exposure.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Resides in the United States * Able to read and understand English * Current Prolific participant * Able to provide electronic informed consent * Able to complete the study online using a computer or mobile device with internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Residence outside the United States * Unable to read and understand English sufficiently to complete the study * Does not provide electronic informed consent * Prior participation in this study
Interventions
- OtherHuman-created Animated Art Film
A brief, \~3min human-created art film featuring 2D animation, dance, song and instrumental music.
- OtherAI-generated Comparator Film
A brief, \~3min AI-generated film featuring 2D animation, dance, song and instrumental music.
Locations (2)
- Prolific Academic Online Academic Research PlatformPalo Alto, California
- Stanford UniversityStanford, California