Part 1 of the test has to do with establishing your associations to some common English words. Below is a list of 40 words. Read each one carefully. For each word, decide whether your associations with it are very pleasant, mildly pleasant, mildly unpleasant or very unpleasant, and choose the box. You may work at your own speed, but think carefully about each word before answering. When you are finished, click at the bottom of the page to go on to part 2.
1. CRUEL
2. MORNING
3. DAGGER
4. IVORY
5. FORTUNE
6. SOUND
7. HELP
8. CREATE
9. TONED
10. BARK
11. HERMIT
12. INVITE
13. RUSH
14. INSPIRE
15. PRIZE
16. INVENT
17. CAPTURE
18. KEYHOLE
19. LAWLESS
20. STERN
21. CONDEMN
22. BLOOD
23. CLUE
24. JETSKI
25. HIDEOUS
26. BLEAK
27. PRISON
28. PRETTY
29. ABSTRACT
30. INTRUDE
31. SUNSET
32. SAVING
33. SCREAM
34. HAUNTED
35. DESPAIR
36. FOOD
37. DESOLATE
38. TRUCK
39. DARK
40. MASSAGE
When you are finished, click to begin part 2.
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