Table 1 Selected rounds from two experimental sessions where the same image is described
| Acyclic, transparent communication in a group consisting of friends: | |
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Round: 6 i->k Time: 65 seconds Mistake count: 2 |
S: Okay… I don’t think I can describe this. (Not audible). This also has a rhombus. It’s as if the person is standing, turned to the side and posing. Errr, how to..? Like a rhombus, the bottom part is like a triangle but it’s like a rocket going up. Think about it like that. Straight up. Imagine that beneath the square a parallel line is going up like a rocket. (Laughter) R: Gah! I can’t find it. Does it have, like, a hunched back? S: No, no hunch. Imagine a rocket. When you look at it, it’s more like a rocket than a person. R: The bottom part… Is it the upper body that’s a triangle? S: Yes, the upper body is a triangle but the lower part… R: Ok, got it. S: Okay. |
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Round: 11 i->k Time: 17 seconds Mistake count: 1 |
S: Right, I’m starting. Again, it has a head but it’s like a rocket. Imagine something going up like a rocket. R: Is it going left? S: It’s going left. So… R: Okay. |
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Round: 23 i->k Time: 9 seconds Mistake count: 0 | S: Rocket. Imagine a rocket going up. |
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Round: 86 j->k Time: 5 seconds Mistake count: 0 | S: Rocket. |
| Cyclic, transparent communication in group composed of friends and strangers: | |
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Round: 5 k->i Time: 33 seconds Mistake count: 0 |
S: In this picture, it’s like, the figure has a diagonal body. Both feet are in the air, she/ he looks as if she/he jumped while dancing, the head is inclined. R: Err, like, the head is inclined and like, not touching the neck. S: Yes... The body is like a diagonal. R: Hmm, yes. The feet should be to my right and the head should be to my left. S: Yes. R: Then it must be this one. S: Yes |
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Round: 19 k->i Time: 45 seconds Mistake count: 1 |
S: One foot is on the ground, one foot is in the air. The body is diagonal... R: Mm hmm… S: As if she/he is dancing. Like, as if it’s Michael Jackson. So like, the body is diagonal. The arms aren’t visible. R: Errr … S: His/her feet... R: Is there a backward protrusion from his/her waist? S: There is, yes. R: Is there a forward protrusion from the shoulder? S: Not really. R: The foot that’s on the ground isn’t flat, right? It’s diagonal… S: No, it’s not flat, it’s sort of like on its toes. S: No, that’s not the one. No, that’s not it. Both feet are close to the ground, only one is in the air. R: Is it the one with a diagonal body? The head… The head… S: Yes, the body is diagonal. R: The head doesn’t touch? S: That’s right, it doesn’t touch. R: Then this should be Michael Jackson. |
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Round: 26 k->i Time: 7 seconds Mistake count: 0 | S: Michael Jackson... The diagonal one. |
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Round: 102 j->k Time: 6 seconds Mistake count: 0 | S: Err, Michael Jackson. |
