Household Object Placement Survey

Consent & Eligibility Screening

Study Title: Personality and Household Object Placement Patterns

Purpose: This research investigates how personality traits relate to where people keep everyday household objects. Your responses will help develop AI systems that better assist people in their homes.

What you will do: Answer questions about your personality, where you keep household objects, rate simulated object movements, and compare AI-generated search plans. The survey takes approximately 18 minutes.

Compensation: $3.00 for completion.

Risks & Benefits: No known risks beyond everyday computer use. Your data will be anonymized.

Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without penalty.

IRB Approval: This study has been reviewed and determined exempt by the University of Florida Institutional Review Board (Protocol #ET00049546). Questions about your rights as a research participant may be directed to the IRB at irb2@ufl.edu or (352) 273-9600.

Please confirm all of the following:

I am 18 years of age or older.

I currently live in a residence with at least one separate room.

Please confirm all eligibility criteria to proceed.

Part 1: About You

Personality Questionnaire — 10 items

How well do the following statements describe your personality? Rate each from 1 (Disagree strongly) to 5 (Agree strongly). There are no right or wrong answers.

Disagree
stronglyDisagree
a littleNeitherAgree
a littleAgree
strongly

Please rate all 10 statements.

Part 2: Your Home

A few quick questions about your living situation

D1. What type of residence do you currently live in?

Studio / 1-bedroom apartment

2+ bedroom apartment

House / townhouse

Other

D2. How many separate rooms? (kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, etc.)

D3. How many people live in your home? (including yourself)

D4. Age range?

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

D5. Gender?

Male

Female

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

Please answer all questions.

Part 3: Your Object Placement Habits

15 everyday objects — 3 questions each

Think about your daily life at home. For each object below, tell us where you normally keep or use it and what's usually nearby. Only include rooms and items that are part of your regular routine — skip anything unusual or rare. Click to assign priority numbers — ① is the top choice. There are no right or wrong answers.

Room Reference

🍳 Kitchen

🛋️ Living Room

🛏️ Bedroom

🚿 Bathroom

🍽️ Dining Room

🚪 Entryway / Hallway

📚 Home Office / Study

Current Object

—

Please complete all questions for every object.

Part 4: Rate Simulated Object Movements

6 scenarios to evaluate

We are developing a system that simulates how people with different personalities move objects around their home. For each example, judge whether the movement seems realistic for the described personality type.

Please rate all scenarios.

Part 5: Compare Robot Search Plans

15 objects — choose the better plan for each

Imagine a household robot that needs to find your everyday objects. Its strategy: go to rooms in order of likelihood (most likely room first), then scan for recognizable nearby items as landmarks to zero in on the exact spot. A better plan means the robot checks the right rooms in the right order and looks for items that are actually near your object — so it finds things faster with fewer mistakes.

Below are two search plans for each object. Compare them and choose which would help the robot find YOUR object more reliably.

Room Reference

🍳 Kitchen

🛋️ Living Room

🛏️ Bedroom

🚿 Bathroom

🍽️ Dining Room

🚪 Entryway / Hallway

📚 Home Office / Study

Current Object

—

Please complete all choices and ratings.

Part 6: Final Thoughts

Almost done — 3 quick questions

F1. Overall, how consistent are your daily object placement habits?

1 – Very inconsistent

2 – Somewhat inconsistent

3 – Moderately consistent

4 – Fairly consistent

5 – Very consistent

F2. How easy was this survey to understand and complete?

1 – Very difficult

2 – Somewhat difficult

3 – Neutral

4 – Somewhat easy

5 – Very easy

F3. Any comments? (Optional)

Please answer F1 and F2.

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