Answering a First-Click Test Question: The Respondent's View¶
First-Click Test is one section type that has no separately-authored questions of its own - the click itself is the interaction. Understanding exactly how that interaction feels to a respondent helps you write a clearer intro message and set the right expectations for what you'll actually learn from it.
Inline, Not a Forced Takeover¶
Unlike Pairwise Comparison's head-to-head duels or Sequence Flow's full-screen slot builder, a First-Click Test image appears right in the normal chat or question feed - the same way a plain Stimulus Section image does. There's no forced full-screen modal a respondent has to navigate out of. A respondent who wants a closer look can tap an Enlarge button to view the same image full-screen, but it's optional, not the default path.
Show Image, Then Click - No Countdown¶
A respondent sees your intro message first, with a "Show Image" button. The moment they tap it, the image appears immediately - there's no "Get ready" countdown or forced delay before they can interact with it, unlike some other interactive section types on the platform.
What a Click Looks Like¶
A respondent taps or clicks anywhere on the image. A small marker appears right where they clicked, giving immediate visual confirmation that their click registered - without revealing whether it landed in one of your zones, since zones are never shown to respondents at any point.
One Click, or Several¶
If the section is configured for a single click (the default), the section finishes the moment a respondent clicks once - no further action needed. If it's configured to allow more, a small counter shows how many clicks they've used out of the maximum, and a "Done" button becomes available once they've clicked at least once, letting them finish early rather than being forced to use every available click. If they reach the configured maximum, the section finishes automatically.
What Happens If They Reload Mid-Section¶
If a respondent's browser closes or their connection drops in the middle of clicking, reopening the same link doesn't resume them mid-click-sequence - the section restarts cleanly from the intro message's "Show Image" button rather than leaving them in an unrecoverable, half-finished state. See How Respondents Resume an In-Progress Survey for the general picture of how progress is saved elsewhere in a survey.
Writing a Clear Intro Message¶
Since a respondent sees only your intro message before the image appears - no on-screen reminder stays visible during the click itself - make it specific about the actual task. "Where would you tap to adjust your notification settings?" sets up a precise click; "take a look at this screen" doesn't give a respondent anything concrete to act on.
FAQ¶
Can a respondent see where other people clicked?
No - a respondent only ever sees their own click marker(s), never aggregate data from other respondents.
Does First-Click Test work the same in Chat Interface and Traditional Form?
The underlying interaction (see the image, click on it) is the same regardless of take experience - see Chat vs. Traditional: Choosing How Respondents Take Your Survey for how take experience affects the survey more broadly.
Can a respondent undo a click?
Once Max Clicks is set above 1, a respondent can only add further clicks, not remove a prior one - if your research question depends on respondents being able to reconsider a specific click, a single-click setup avoids the question entirely by only ever recording one attempt.
Is there a time limit on how long a respondent has to click?
No forced time limit - the time it takes a respondent to click is exactly what the median time to first click statistic measures, so there's deliberately no pressure beyond whatever the real moment of looking at the image naturally creates.
For how to read the results this interaction produces, see Reading Click Heatmap Results: Click Order, Hit Rate, and Time to First Click.