Whodunnit Awareness Test — the video

What to look for

Treat it like a real mystery: watch the whole scene, not just the person you suspect first. Pay attention to hands, timing and who's near what, rather than fixating on facial expressions alone. Try to reach a decision before the clip tells you the answer.

What you should know

If you got it wrong, or right for the wrong reason, that's the useful part. Solving a whodunnit under time pressure pulls your attention toward the most dramatic or obvious cues, and away from the quieter details that usually matter more. It's a fair stand-in for real eyewitness situations, where confidence in what you saw and accuracy about what you saw are two very different things.