Abstract
To assess environmental preferences in a wide age range of children, a tablet-based task was developed which can be used with children as young as 4-years-old. The current method uses images which have been rated on aesthetic preference in a separate adult sample to ensure that the nature and urban images shown are matched on aesthetics, allowing for a true evaluation of environmental preferences (without any confound of general aesthetics). However, the app is customizable and can evaluate preference for any set of 10 images researchers may be interested in (i.e. is not limited to environmental preferences or these specific images).•This task runs as an Android tablet app•The app allows for up to 10 pictures at a time and uses a ranking of 4 images on each trial (from frowny to happy face) where each image is compared with every other image at least once•The app was successfully employed with a sample of 4-to-11-year-old children and their parents/guardians
Highlights
To assess environmental preferences in a wide age range of children, a tablet-based task was developed which can be used with children as young as 4-years-old
The current task was designed to evaluate the environmental preferences of children using an app that is appropriate for a wide age range
This task assesses environmental preferences using a custom-made application which can be installed on a touch-screen tablet running a recent Android OS
Summary
To assess environmental preferences in a wide age range of children, a tablet-based task was developed which can be used with children as young as 4-years-old. The current method uses images which have been rated on aesthetic preference in a separate adult sample to ensure that the nature and urban images shown are matched on aesthetics, allowing for a true evaluation of environmental preferences (without any confound of general aesthetics). The app is customizable and can evaluate preference for any set of 10 images researchers may be interested in (i.e. is not limited to environmental preferences or these specific images)
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