Home › NCT07740148

Human-Created vs AI-generated Art on Immediate Psychological Responses

Immediate Psychological Effects of a Brief Human-Created Animated Art Film: A Three-Arm Online Randomized Controlled Trial

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Resides in the United States
* Able to read and understand English
* Current Prolific participant
* Able to provide electronic informed consent
* Able to complete the study online using a computer or mobile device with internet access

Exclusion Criteria:

* Residence outside the United States
* Unable to read and understand English sufficiently to complete the study
* Does not provide electronic informed consent
* Prior participation in this study

About the study

This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate the immediate psychological effects of a brief human-created animated art film. U.S.-based adults recruited through Prolific will be randomized in Stanford Qualtrics to view a human-created animated art film, view an AI-created comparison video, or to a do-nothing control arm. Outcomes will be assessed immediately after exposure.

What is being tested

• Human-created Animated Art Film (other)
• AI-generated Comparator Film (other)

Sponsor: Stanford University · Participants: 4,500 · Started: Jul 31, 2026

Contact the study team

• Maya Adam, MD, PhD · Phone: 6508393600

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07740148

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.