Sarcasm Headline Study

Decide whether short news headlines are sarcastic, with or without an AI suggestion.

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What you will do

  1. Complete two conditions: one without AI, one with AI assistance.
  2. Each condition has 12 headlines, shown one at a time and drawn at random. The two conditions never reuse a headline.
  3. For each headline, choose Sarcastic or Not sarcastic. You get no answer feedback during the task.
  4. After the 12 headlines, answer one short question about mental effort. Each condition takes about 4–5 minutes; both take about 8–10 minutes.

Start with whichever condition the class spreadsheet assigns you. Finish it before opening the other one.