Table 1 Questionnaire

Please select your answer to the following questions. Note that your compensation will not be affected by the truthfulness of your answers.

1. I wore my mask during the experiment as instructed

2. In my daily life, I need to wear a mask often

3. I did not take off my mask during the experiment until I was asked to

4. I have a lot of experience in encountering people who wear masks

5. I spend a lot of time in public places where mask wearing is common

6. Mask wearing is strongly enforced in my country of residence

7. Most people follow mask mandates in my country

8. I have difficulties recognizing familiar people (i.e., family members, colleagues, friends) when they are wearing masks

9. When people wear masks, I have difficulties in deciding whether they are familiar to me or not

10. Most people that I encounter everyday are wearing masks

11. In my daily life, I need to recognize a lot of people who wear masks