🎬 Heider-Simmel Response Explorer
Exploring how we attribute meaning to moving shapes
Class Overview
📊 1944 vs 2025
🔺 Big Triangle - 1944 Descriptions
"Aggressive, warlike, belligerent, quarrelsome, mean, bully, villain, taking advantage of his size, dominating, power-loving."
97% described as aggressive/bully
🔻 Little Triangle - 1944 Descriptions
"Heroic, valiant, brave, courageous, fearless, defiant, cocky." (47%)
"Cagy, sly, crafty, clever, intellectual." (36%)
⭕ Circle - 1944 Descriptions
"Does not like fighting, frightened, fearful, cowardly, shy, timid, meek." (75%)
61% explicitly labeled as female/girl/woman
🔺 The Big Triangle
How did you describe the big triangle?
Sample Responses from PSYC-137
🔻 The Little Triangle
How did you describe the little triangle?
Sample Responses from PSYC-137
⭕ The Circle
How did you describe the circle?
Sample Responses from PSYC-137
📖 Your Stories
🎯 What Themes Did You See?
⚡ Action & Movement in Your Responses
These are the most common action verbs you used. Click any verb to see how you used it.
📚 Your Complete Stories
Here are some complete stories that classmates created from the animation. Notice the diversity of specific interpretations (bullying, domestic conflict, romantic drama), but the consistency of core social dynamics.