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Thissurveyisfortheresearchertodetermineifpeopleofvarioushorrormediaexposurestill
containthesamereactionsorfearinstinct.
Beawarethatthisisalongsurvey,hasseeminglyrandomquestions,andcontainsimagesthat
mayormaynotbedisturbing(gottenfrompinterest.com).
Alsonote:Ifyouhavewatchedanotherplayahorrorgamebutneverplayedahorrorgame
yourself,thatstillcountsashorrormediaexposure.TVshowssuchasSupernaturalisalso
consideredpartofthehorrorgenre.
*Required

1.Whatisyourgender?*
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Female
Male
Other
2.Whatisyourage?*
Markonlyoneoval.
413
1421
22orover
3.Whatisyourethnicity?(Ifmixeddescent,typeinOther)*
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Asian
PacificIslander
Black/AfricanAmerican
White/Caucasian
NativeAmerican
MiddleEastern
Other:

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4.Whatisyourreligiouspreference?*
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Muslim
Christian
RomanCatholic
Mormon
Jewish
ChristianScientist
Hinduism
Buddhism
None/Atheism
Other:
5.Estimatetheannualincomeofyourentirehouseholdintermsofemployment.*
Markonlyoneoval.
Over$20,000
Between$15,000to$20,000
Under$15,000
Noincome
6.Arethereanychildrenundertheageofeighteenyearscurrentlylivinginyour
household?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Yes
No
7.Rateyourlevelofhorrormediaexposure(horrormovies,games,TVshows,etc.)
throughoutyourlife,with1beingthelowestand10asthehighest.*
Markonlyoneoval.
1

No
exposure

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8.Doyouhaveanystrongfearsorphobias?Ifso,pleaselistthembelow.*

PsychologicalTest
Thefollowingquestionswillaskyouaboutyourchoicesincertainsituations.Itisidealthatyou
choosethefirstoptionyouwouldconsider(a.k.a.yourfirstinstinct).
9.Youaredrivingduringarainydaydownthecountryside.Therearen'tanyhouses
aroundexcepttrees,andthenexttownis5milesaway.Upahead,youseesomeone
walkingbythesideoftheroad.Selectwhetheryouwouldchoosetogivearidetothe
following:
Markonlyoneovalperrow.
Yes

No

Ayounggirlwithblondehair
Awomanwithblackhair
Amaninasuit
Ayounggirlwithblackhair
Aboywithabackpack
Awomanwithblondehair
Amanwithabaseballcap
10.Imagineyouhaveabrother/sisterwhoranintotheforest.Afterhoursofwandering
andcallingout,thereisstillnosignofyoursibling.Youthinkyourememberthe
directionyoucamefrom.Whatdisturbsyoumostbeingintheforest?*
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Fogeverywhere
Completesilence
Snoweverywhere
Thereisbarelyanylightfromthethicktrees
Allthetreeslookthesame
Theforestgoesonformiles

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11.Youreachinyourpocketandrealizeyouforgotyourphonewhilechasingafteryour
sibling.Thenyouhearastrangesound,stoppingyoucold.Whatdoyoudonext?*
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Gobackhome,evenifyoursiblingmaystillbeoutthere
Keepmovingforwardandhopeyoufindyoursibling.
Investigatethesound.Itcouldbeyoursibling.
12.Youareinahospitalvisitingasickrelative.Sheasksifyoucouldquicklybuyawater
bottleforherbeforeshegoesoffforheroperation.Yougoanddiscovertwowaysto
thedrinkmachine.Whichwaydoyougo?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Theshorterway,whichisadimcorridorwithbarelyanypeoplearound
Thelongerway,whichisabrightcorridorbutthehalliscompletelyjammedwith
people.
Yougoback,notbuyingadrink
13.Youneedtobuyanewhouseforyourselfafterbeingevictedfromyourapartment.
Afterhousehunting,youonlyhavethesethreeoptionsbelowthatyoucanafford.
Whichdoyouchoose?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Thehouseintheniceneighborhoodbutwithashadypast
Thelargeoldmansionthatneedsmanyrepairs
Theisolatedhousebythedarkforest
14.Imagineyouareachild(unlessyouactuallyarebelow13yearsold).Youseethree
lasttoysinthetoystore,whichisabouttoclosedownbecauseofreasons.Whichtoy
doyoubuy?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Ateddybearwithmovableglasseyesandamissingarm
Thebeautifulandrealisticmannequindoll
Thejackintheboxthatspringsoutatrandomtimes

Bathroom#1

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Bathroom#2

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15.Whichbathroommadeyoufeelmoreuncomfortable?*
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Bathroom#1
Bathroom#2
Neither
16.Whichobjectwouldyouratherdiefrom?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Pistol
KitchenKnife
17.Whichobjectwouldyouratherdiefrom?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Axe
Shotgun

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18.Whichobjectwouldyouratherdiefrom?*
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Chainsaw
Sword
Machinegun
Spear
19.Youareallaloneinthehousewhenyouhearastrangenoiseupstairs,whichonlyhas
threerooms:thebathroom,yourroom,andyourparent'sroom.Whichdoyou
investigatefirst?*
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Yourparent'sbedroom,withthedoorwideopenbutdark.
Yourroom,wheredoorisclosedbutyoucanseethelightonfromunderthedoor
Thebathroom,wherethelightisalsoon,butyoucanseeashadowfromunderthe
doorcrack
20.Youareasecurityguardcheckingontheclassroomsat3am.Alltherooms'lights
wereoffedbytheotherguard.Imaginethethreeroomsbelow.Whichmakesyouthe
mostuncomfortable?*
Markonlyoneoval.
Aroomthatisfullylitwiththechairsgone
Aroomfullylitwithemptychairs
Aroomthatisfullylitwithonlyonechairinthecenter
21.Quick!Whichdoordoyoubarricade?Theopendoorattheleft,whereyoucanhear
themonsterrunningdownthehalltotheopendoor?Orthecloseddoorattheright,
whereanothermonsterisalreadyhalfwayofbreakingit?
Markonlyoneoval.
I'llbarricadethedoorontheleft
I'llbarricadethedoorontheright
22.Whichhallwaywouldyourathergothrough?
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Anarrow,endlesshallwaywithnodoorswiththelightsfarapart
Abrightlylithallwaywithamonsterattheveryend

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23.Whatkindofdeathdoyoupreferfromtherest?
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Beingeatenbyabearorotherlargepredator
Aghosthaunting
Beingshotmultipletimesinthestomachandchest
Demonpossession
Victimofapsychoticserialkiller
Burningaliveslowly
Accidentallyfallingfromacliff
Aheartattackwhilebeingaloneinalarge,dark,abandonedbuilding
Aplanecrash
Drowninginthemiddleoftheoceanwithnolandanywhereforhundredsofmiles
Zombiescorneringyouinthedirtypublicrestroom
Yourheadwascutoff

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