About this survey

This survey tests your attentions span.
Note that there are different ways to define attention span.
This attention-span test measures highly focused attention.
It defines your attention span as the time you can correctly respond to an arrow.

The task is simple:

• You will see arrows
• If you see a left pointing arrow, you need to press the keyboard button A
• If you see a right pointing arrow, you need to press the keyboard button L
• Each arrow will be shown for half a second and then covered with a yellow oval
• Even when the yellow oval is shown, you can still have time to respond within 1.5 seconds.
• You need to respond within 2 seconds (otherwise you will get a time out)
• There is no need to respond quickly. Your final score is about the total time you continued to do the task correctly. In fact, if you respond too quickly, you are morely like to make a mistake.
• The test is not about speed. Two seconds is more than enough to respond for almost everybody

You can do this task and you can decide if you want to show your results on the websites.
There is a simple question about it.
If you end the experiment before the last question, your data will automatically be ignored.
You are also asked you give age and gender, but you always have the option not to answer.
The computer will automatically know in which country you are and use this information.


TIP: This test runs best on Firefox and the Google Chrome browser.

Contact information

Information about this study:
Gijsbert Stoet
Contact email: psytoolkit@gmx.com

Important technical requirements for your computer

You seem to use the following browser (version number in brackets): NA ( 0 )

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Important data protection information

When you start, this survey will store your answers, your internet address, and browser information as well. The PsyToolkit software and the PsyToolkit server are hosted at the University of Glasgow. The responsibility of the content of this survey rests entirely with the researcher(s) listed above. Click here if you do not want to participate now.