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Instruction --> Picture --> Rating as a trial

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By beccabos - 6/10/2013

Hello,


I'm trying to program an experiment that includes multiple screens in a single "trial", e.g. an instruction screen, a picture, and rating screen.


I'm new to Inquisit and would really appreciate the help. This is what I have so far:



<block images>
/ preinstructions = (images)
/trials = [1-5=images]
</block>

<page images>
^^ You will be asked to look at images and provide ratings.
</page>

*text element determines the font that will be used for these items and likert scale.
<text images>
/ numitems = 11
/ items = ratings
/ position = (50, 23)
/ area = (600,160)
/ font = ("Times New Roman", -24, 700, 0, 18)
</text>

**attempting to load pictures
<counter picturetarget>
/ items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16)
/ select = random
</counter>

*** TRIAL ***
** fixation
<item fix>
/1 ="X"
</item>

**instructions- one word- randomized
<item instruct>
/1 = "NOW"
/2 = "LATER"
/select = random
</item>

**pictures- loaded from a list?- matched to one instruction and randomized
<image picture>
/ items = "1.jpg"
/ items = "2.jpg"
/ items = "3.jpg"
/ items = "4.jpg"


/ items = "5.jpg"
</image>

<picture position>
/items = picture
/ position = (50%, position)
/ size = (300,300)
/ select = picturetarget
</picture>

** Rating
<likert images>
/ anchors = [1="Not at all"; 2 = "Not Much"; 3 = "Neural; 4 = "Some"; 5 = "Very Much"]
/ frames = [1 = ratings]
/ mouse=true
/ numframes=1
/ numpoints=4
/ position= (50, 80)
/trialcode = "ratings"
</likert>

By Dave - 6/10/2013

I'm trying to program an experiment that includes multiple screens in a single "trial", e.g. an instruction screen, a picture, and rating screen.


Use the <trial> or <likert> element's /stimulustimes attribute to display your various <text>, <picture> etc. elements in whichever order and at whatever time you require. You will find such basics covered in the various tutorials included in the Inquisit documentation. I recommend you work through these prior to moving on with your own script.