Response: I have weak negative responses in all cases, inanimate objects included. The negative responses are stronger only in case of both old men. Ordering from the weakest to the strongest may be:
plasma TV,
sexiest person,
shampoo,
baby,
hyena,
bunny,
creepy man,
90 years man.
Few disclaimers:
a) I am not a native English speaker, so my understanding of “cute” is probably non-standard.
b) I have excluded cute boy/girl from classification, since I have no idea what I may imagine. (Maybe related to a.)
c) TV set would score much higher if it were an old black and white model from 1960s.
d) I feel a difference in severity of revealed incovenient truths. “You will be cooked” is certainly more harsh than “you will be a resource drain”.
e) It is difficult to answer, since my initial feelings rapidly change as I think about the situations longer.
f) I don’t see how relevant is this test to the OP.
Response: I have weak negative responses in all cases, inanimate objects included. The negative responses are stronger only in case of both old men. Ordering from the weakest to the strongest may be: plasma TV, sexiest person, shampoo, baby, hyena, bunny, creepy man, 90 years man.
Few disclaimers: a) I am not a native English speaker, so my understanding of “cute” is probably non-standard. b) I have excluded cute boy/girl from classification, since I have no idea what I may imagine. (Maybe related to a.) c) TV set would score much higher if it were an old black and white model from 1960s. d) I feel a difference in severity of revealed incovenient truths. “You will be cooked” is certainly more harsh than “you will be a resource drain”. e) It is difficult to answer, since my initial feelings rapidly change as I think about the situations longer. f) I don’t see how relevant is this test to the OP.