Same or different?
Spot the relationship in a set of images.
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Pattern recognition under pressure
Same, different, rotated—or just a decoy?
What you will do
Pattern games reward the relationship between details. A display can contain mostly matching symbols and still be different. A shape can face another direction and remain the same shape. More dots can mean less live prey when some are decoys.
The pigeon tasks move from a visible comparison to brief exposure and rotation. Cuttlefish prey adds a different kind of filtering: identify which items count before you compare quantities. These tasks share visual attention, but their answer rules are deliberately different.
Games you can play
Flash patterns
The image disappears. The relationship remains.
Try this taskRotated or mirrored?
Recognise the same shape from a different angle.
Try this taskPrey or decoy?
Do not be fooled by size or decoys.
Try this taskWhat to watch for
- Check the whole set; do not stop at the first matching pair.
- Separate the relevant feature from size, spacing or orientation.
Before you play
Where should I start?
Open one task and read its goal and example before starting. Training lets you choose the task profile and tempo.
How many rounds are there?
Each task has five rounds. Training allows one wrong round; one-life challenges require all five to be correct.
Are my results saved?
Progress and records stay locally in this browser. There is no player account. Clearing this website’s browser data also removes the stored progress.
The idea behind the games
These are original game tasks, partly inspired by animal cognition research. The research notes link to the original papers and explain how our game ideas relate to them. Read the research notes.