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# Question types in AI moderated studies

AI moderated studies gather in-depth insights on concepts, prototypes, and more through open-ended conversation and hands-on tasks. Sessions are continuously recorded, and you can combine question types to collect exactly the information you need.

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**Note:** You can combine any of the question types below in the study itself (on the **AI moderator** tab). However, only multiple choice questions can be used in the screener portion (on the **Screener** tab) when auto-recruiting participants.
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| Question type                                                                                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| [**Talk out loud**](/study-basics/question-types/open-ended-questions/talk-out-loud-questions.md)       | <p>Allow participants to provide a verbal answer that will be transcribed as part of their recorded response.<br></p><p>Two settings are unique to AI moderated studies:</p><ul><li><strong>Read verbatim:</strong> When on, the AI moderator asks your prompt exactly as written. When off, it may rephrase the prompt naturally while staying on topic.</li><li><strong>Follow-up questions:</strong> Have the AI moderator ask follow-ups in response to the participant's answer.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [**Task (up to 5 per study)**](/study-basics/question-types/activity-questions/task-questions.md)       | <p>Ask participants to complete a specific task on a live website or within a prototype.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note:</strong> If you choose not to require the Chrome extension for your study, limited task data will be available during analysis. For more information, see <a href="/ai-moderated-studies/create-an-ai-moderated-study/manage-participant-experience-in-an-ai-moderated-study.md">Manage participant experience in an AI moderated study</a>.</p></div><p>This question type works similarly to how it does in other study types, but only the following settings are available in AI moderated studies:</p><ul><li><strong>Self-reported completion:</strong> Presents the participant with a <code>Yes/No</code> question asking whether they were able to complete the provided task.</li><li><strong>Privacy blur:</strong> Blurs the participant’s screen during the task. This protects participants’ personally identifiable information (PII) during studies. For more information, see <a href="/study-basics/testing-prototypes/privacy-blur.md">Privacy blur</a>.</li><li><strong>Follow-up questions:</strong> Have the AI moderator ask follow-up questions in response to the participant's answer. For more information, see <a href="/ai-moderated-studies/create-an-ai-moderated-study/add-questions-to-an-ai-moderated-study.md">Add questions to an AI moderated study</a>.</li></ul><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p><strong>Note:</strong> Follow-up questions for Task questions are only based on the participant's spoken response. The AI moderator cannot see any action taken by the participant on their screen.</p></div> |
| [**Multiple choice**](/study-basics/question-types/closed-ended-questions/multiple-choice-questions.md) | <p>Provide participants with a question/prompt and a list of options to choose from.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="success" class="hint hint-success"><p><strong>Tip:</strong> Knockout logic can be applied to multiple choice questions to disqualify applicants during the screener portion of your study. For more information, see <a href="/recruit-participants/dscout-scout-panel/knockout-questions.md">Knockout questions</a>.</p></div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| [**Scale**](/study-basics/question-types/closed-ended-questions/scale-questions.md)                     | Have participants rate how they feel about a statement on a predefined scale. You can customize the **Start value** and **End value** with your own labels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

### Question limits

AI moderated studies support:

* A maximum of **5 Task questions**.
* Up to **30 questions total** (excluding Multiple choice and Scale questions).

For help building your study, see [Add questions to an AI moderated study](/ai-moderated-studies/create-an-ai-moderated-study/add-questions-to-an-ai-moderated-study.md).


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