Millisecond Test Library

Reading the Mind in Films Task (RMF)

FREE for use with an Inquisit Lab or Inquisit Web license.
  1. Categories:
  2. Autism
  3. Children
  4. Emotion
  5. Empathy
  6. Personality
  7. Social Cognition

Available Test Forms

Reading the Mind in Films Task (Adult Version) - English

Adult version of the "Reading the Mind in Films" Task in which participants attempt to infer the emotions of actors based on facial expressions and dramatic context (Golan et al - 2006).
Duration: 13 minutes
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Last Updated: Mar 5, 2022, 12:14AM

Reading the Mind in Films Task (Child Version) - English

Child version of the "Reading the Mind in Films" Task in which participants attempt to infer the emotions of actors based on facial expressions and dramatic context (Golan et al - 2006).
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Last Updated: Mar 5, 2022, 12:14AM

References

Search Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Reading the Mind in Films Task (RMF).

O. Golan, S. Baron-Cohen, J.J. Hill and Y. Golan, (2006) The 'Reading the Mind in Films' Task: complex emotion recognition in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions Social Neuroscience,1 (2), 111-123.

Golan, Ofer, Baron-Cohen, Simon, & Golan, Yael. (2008). The ‘Reading the Mind in Films’ Task [Child Version]: Complex Emotion and Mental State Recognition in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38(8), 1534-1541.