Test battery
Social Cognition Battery
Four tasks of emotion recognition, intent attribution, understanding indirect requests and giving, for social cognition research.
- Tests
- 4, in a fixed order
- Evidence
- BGrade B
- Time
- About 23 minutes
- Device
- Runs on desktop, laptop, tablet or phone.
- Languages
- Runs in English only: Indirect Hints Task keeps its words and sentences in English.
- Price
- $0.99 academic or $2.49 commercial, per participant
- Version
- 1.0.0
Research use only
Tests in order
- 1Emoji Emotion Recognition4-6 min
BEvidenceMain score: Percent Correct
- 2Everyday Intent Task4-6 min
BEvidenceMain score: Hostile Explanations
- 3Indirect Hints Task8 min
BEvidenceMain score: Hint Score
- 4Dictator Game1-3 min
BEvidenceMain score: Share Given
Runs on desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. The app checks each participant's device before the first test. On phones and tablets, each test is compared only with sessions on the same kind of device. A test shows a percentile there once that reference group holds 50 valid sessions in the participant's age band; until then the report shows raw scores and says so.
Other orders
- Possible orders
- 24
- In a balanced Latin square
- 4
| Order | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Emoji Emotion Recognition | 2 Everyday Intent Task | 4 Dictator Game | 3 Indirect Hints Task |
| 2 | 2 Everyday Intent Task | 3 Indirect Hints Task | 1 Emoji Emotion Recognition | 4 Dictator Game |
| 3 | 3 Indirect Hints Task | 4 Dictator Game | 2 Everyday Intent Task | 1 Emoji Emotion Recognition |
| 4 | 4 Dictator Game | 1 Emoji Emotion Recognition | 3 Indirect Hints Task | 2 Everyday Intent Task |
A study run in this square can measure each test's position effect and the carryover each test leaves on the next.
Numbers are places in the list above. A study started from this battery gives everyone that order, or rotates it and stays this battery.
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Grade B: every graded test has at least grade B published evidence. 4 tests have grade B evidence.
Grade A needs at least 25 test-retest papers and 25 registered clinical studies for each test. Emoji Emotion Recognition has 21 test-retest papers; Everyday Intent Task has 10 test-retest papers and 10 registered clinical studies; Indirect Hints Task has 17 test-retest papers; Dictator Game has 8 test-retest papers and 14 registered clinical studies.
Grade B means at least 8 test-retest papers, and either 5 registered clinical studies or 150 reliability or validity papers.
Grades describe the published research on each task, not this battery or ConductCognition's version of it. Source: ConductCognition test census 0.39.0, counted 31 October 2026 and 8 November 2026 from OpenAlex and ClinicalTrials.gov. See every test's counts or every battery's grade
What it measures
- Emotion recognition from faces
- Hostile attribution of intent
- Understanding indirect requests
- Giving to others
Suited to: Social cognition research
Research areas: Social behavior
Example report
Participant report
Example data| Test | Main score | Result | Session quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emoji Emotion Recognition | Percent Correct | 88.6% | Valid |
| Everyday Intent Task | Hostile Explanations | 25% | Valid |
| Indirect Hints Task | Hint Score | 90% | Valid |
| Dictator Game | Share Given | 30% | Valid |
No test in this battery has a reference group yet, so the report shows raw scores.
In a study, the report lists every score of each test, a percentile where a published norm covers the test and the participant's age, and each session's quality.
Price
Each participant uses one credit, however many tests: $0.99 for academic research or $2.49 for commercial research. Every account starts with 10 free participants, and yearly plans include participants each year. Compare plans
Start a study with this battery
Preview the tests yourself before you invite anyone. Research use only.