Human-Created vs AI-generated Art on Immediate Psychological Responses
Immediate Psychological Effects of a Brief Human-Created Animated Art Film: A Three-Arm Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Stanford University
4,500 participants
Jul 31, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate the immediate psychological effects of a brief human-created animated art film. U.S.-based adults recruited through Prolific will be randomized in Stanford Qualtrics to view a human-created animated art film, view an AI-created comparison video, or to a do-nothing control arm. Outcomes will be assessed immediately after exposure.
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Interventions
A brief, \~3min human-created art film featuring 2D animation, dance, song and instrumental music.
A brief, \~3min AI-generated film featuring 2D animation, dance, song and instrumental music.
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NCT07740148