This week's Casual Fridays study is just a quick reading comprehension test. Is that all it is? I can't tell you. Why not just try it and find out for yourself?
As usual, the survey is quite short, with just 8 questions. It should take only a minute or two to complete. You have until the morning of Thursday, December 13, to complete your response. There is no limit on the number of respondents.
Don't forget to come back next Friday to see the results!
[Since there are a few "secret" details to this study, I'm going to close the comments for now.]
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