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SIBYLLA: Predicting Behaviour in Social Contexts

Av Gaia Olivo Skapad: 2026-04-17

Humans have an extraordinary ability to learn from experience and predict the behaviour of others in different social contexts. This ability is fundamental for how we navigate social situations and adapt our behaviour based on contextual cues. In this study, we evaluate how people learn to predict behaviours based on social contexts.

The study includes a single session in which you will answer questionnaires and perform computerised tasks. This is completed on site at the Department of Psychology in Gothenburg. You will answer questionnaires about your health, lifestyle, and psychological well-being. After that, you will perform a social prediction task in which you will see descriptions of characters in different contexts. Your task is to predict how the characters will behave.

Total time: Approximately 1–1.5 hours.
You will receive a cinema ticket as a token of appreciation for your participation.


Inclusion criteria:
Age between 18 and 40 years
Normal or corrected vision
Fluent Swedish or English (required to understand the instructions)

Exclusion criteria:
Neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, dementia, and epilepsy
Previous or ongoing cardiovascular diseases
History of brain injury or stroke
Type I diabetes or pharmacologically treated Type II diabetes (Type II diabetes permitted if managed through dietary intervention only)
Active cancer (permitted if more than one year has passed since the end of treatment)
Psychiatric disorder, including ADHD/ADD requiring ongoing medication or significantly affecting daily functioning (history of mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety permitted)
History of head trauma resulting in loss of consciousness

Humans have an extraordinary ability to learn from experience and predict the behaviour of others in different social contexts. This ability is fundamental for how we navigate social situations and adapt our behaviour based on contextual cues. In this study, we evaluate how people learn to predict behaviours based on social contexts.

The study includes a single session in which you will answer questionnaires and perform computerised tasks. This is completed on site at the Department of Psychology in Gothenburg. You will answer questionnaires about your health, lifestyle, and psychological well-being. After that, you will perform a social prediction task in which you will see descriptions of characters in different contexts. Your task is to predict how the characters will behave.

Total time: Approximately 1–1.5 hours.
You will receive a cinema ticket as a token of appreciation for your participation.


Inclusion criteria:
Age between 18 and 40 years
Normal or corrected vision
Fluent Swedish or English (required to understand the instructions)

Exclusion criteria:
Neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, dementia, and epilepsy
Previous or ongoing cardiovascular diseases
History of brain injury or stroke
Type I diabetes or pharmacologically treated Type II diabetes (Type II diabetes permitted if managed through dietary intervention only)
Active cancer (permitted if more than one year has passed since the end of treatment)
Psychiatric disorder, including ADHD/ADD requiring ongoing medication or significantly affecting daily functioning (history of mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety permitted)
History of head trauma resulting in loss of consciousness