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Simple picture presentation

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By Luka Je - 5/30/2015

Hi, 

I'd like to present a set of pictures in a particular order, each showing for 700ms. There is no responses, permutations, randomization, etc.; pretty much like a powerpoint presentation, but with exactly controlled timing. 

I am new to Inquisit, and have no coding experience. I was going through the tutorials and documentation to see how to code this, but all examples include defining trials and joining them into blocks in order to present things on screen. Do I need all this to just present a set of pictures? 

Thanks for help, 
L. 
By Dave - 5/31/2015

Set up a <picture> element with the items entered in the desired order. Set its /select attribute to sequence.

<picture mypicture>
/ items = ("1.jpg", ..., "7.jpg")
/ select = sequence
</picture>

Set up a <trial> element that displays the picture. Set the /trialduration to 700 ms and have it accept no response.

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=mypicture]
/ validresponse = (0)
/ trialduration = 700
</trial>

Run the trial 7 times via a <block>

<block myblock>
/ trials = [1-7 = mytrial]
</block>

That's basically all there is to it.