Take this test to find out and compare yourself to others. This test takes less than 10 minutes to complete.
This test requires a mouse, a trackpad, or a similar device. It will not work with a touch screen!
This test has been created by the Intelligent Interactive Systems group at Harvard University.
This test measures how well a person can control the movement of their hand. To complete the test, the person will be asked to move the mouse cursor through a number of targets on the screen. The test typically takes 10 minutes to complete.
This test requires a mouse, a trackpad, or a similar device. It will not work with a touch screen!
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Any person is welcome to take this study.
Whether or not you take part is up to you. You can choose not to take part. You can agree to take part and later change your mind. Your decision will not be held against you. You may discuss your decision with anyone you wish.
The purpose of this study is to learn how people learn new manual skills. Knowing how most people learn new manual skills will help researchers better understand neurologic diseases that impair people's movement.
This test typically takes less than 10 minutes. During this time, you will be asked to move the mouse pointer across shapes on the screen. You will also be asked a few basic questions about yourself.
There are no risks anticipated in taking part in this study and you are free to leave at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.
We cannot promise any benefits to you or others from your taking part in this research. However, you may enjoy seeing your results at the end of the study and comparing them to the other people who took this test.
Participation in research is completely voluntary. You can decide to participate or not to participate. You can also quit at any time.
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints, talk to Prof. Krzysztof Gajos at kgajos@eecs.harvard.edu.
By clicking the "I agree" button you confirm that you have read and understood the above and agree to take part in this research. Your participation is voluntary and you are free to leave the experiment at any time by simply closing the web browser.
In this test, you will be asked to move the mouse pointer to different locations on the screen.
Don't click. Just pause there.
Do not click. Just move the mouse cursor over the target. Most of the time, the cursor will not be visible. This is what makes this task difficult. The point is to see how well you can learn to move accurately from the limited feedback you get.
Move toward the target as quickly and accurately as you can. If you don't move quickly enough, you will get feedback that your movement was too slow.
The mouse cursor will become visible when you are close to the center.
Next you will have a chance to practice. You will get to cross targets during the practice run.
Now the real test will start.
You will have targets to cross (don't worry, it goes by quickly) and then we will show you the results.
Remember to cross each target as quickly as you can.
This test is intended to measure implicit learning, i.e., learning that occurs when we do not even think about it. For that reason, please do not tell others about the details of this test.
As you might have noticed, at some point during this test, we changed how the mouse cursor moved in response to your hand movement. This was done to measure how quickly you can learn a new movement strategy. The test is intended to be hard: most people adapt a little bit but almost nobody adapts completely.
This is an exploratory test and we are still investigating what, if anything, it tells us about people's ability to learn new manual skills. Many factors, such as your specific devices, distractions, fatigue and others could have affected your results.
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