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Selecting Certain Items from a List

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By ivy.c - 5/31/2022

Hello, 

I’m hoping to get some clarification as to whether it is possible to select certain items from a separate list if these items have not been selected in previous trials. To clarify, I have the following two sets of stimuli (below) that I will be using for my trials. Specifically, is it possible that if for example items 1,5,7,8,9,10 are selected from the “Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Happy Text” set, that items 2,3,4,6,11,12 are selected from the “Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Neutral Text?” I’m hoping to make sure that the same item numbers don’t repeat. Thank you in advance!

**************************************************************************************
Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Happy Text
**************************************************************************************
<item sadfaces_texthappy>
/1="050_m_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/2="084_m_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/3="012_o_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/4="055_o_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/5="054_y_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/6="090_y_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/7="045_m_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/8="070_m_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/9="004_o_m_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/10="118_o_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/11="049_y_m_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/12="119_y_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
</item>


<picture pics_sad_texthappy>
/items = sadfaces_texthappy
/select = list.sadset_texthappy.nextvalue
/ position = (50%, 50%)
/ size = (parameters.picsize, parameters.picsize)
</picture>

<list sadset_texthappy>
/ items = (list.sadfaces_texthappy.nextvalue)
</list>

<list sadfaces_texthappy>
/items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
/ selectionrate = trial
/ replace = false
</list>


**************************************************************************************
Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Neutral Text
**************************************************************************************
<item sadfaces_textneutral>
/1="050_m_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/2="084_m_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/3="012_o_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/4="055_o_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/5="054_y_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/6="090_y_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/7="045_m_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/8="070_m_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/9="004_o_m_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/10="118_o_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/11="049_y_m_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/12="119_y_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
</item>

<picture pics_sad_textneutral>
/items = sadfaces_textneutral
/select = list.sadset_textneutral.nextvalue
/ position = (50%, 50%)
/ size = (parameters.picsize, parameters.picsize)
</picture>

<list sadset_textneutral>
/ items = (list.sadfaces_textneutral.nextvalue)
</list>

<list sadfaces_textneutral>
/items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
/ selectionrate = trial
/ replace = false
</list>


By Dave - 5/31/2022

ivy.c - 5/31/2022
Hello, 

I’m hoping to get some clarification as to whether it is possible to select certain items from a separate list if these items have not been selected in previous trials. To clarify, I have the following two sets of stimuli (below) that I will be using for my trials. Specifically, is it possible that if for example items 1,5,7,8,9,10 are selected from the “Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Happy Text” set, that items 2,3,4,6,11,12 are selected from the “Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Neutral Text?” I’m hoping to make sure that the same item numbers don’t repeat. Thank you in advance!

**************************************************************************************
Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Happy Text
**************************************************************************************
<item sadfaces_texthappy>
/1="050_m_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/2="084_m_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/3="012_o_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/4="055_o_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/5="054_y_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/6="090_y_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/7="045_m_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/8="070_m_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/9="004_o_m_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/10="118_o_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/11="049_y_m_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/12="119_y_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
</item>


<picture pics_sad_texthappy>
/items = sadfaces_texthappy
/select = list.sadset_texthappy.nextvalue
/ position = (50%, 50%)
/ size = (parameters.picsize, parameters.picsize)
</picture>

<list sadset_texthappy>
/ items = (list.sadfaces_texthappy.nextvalue)
</list>

<list sadfaces_texthappy>
/items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
/ selectionrate = trial
/ replace = false
</list>


**************************************************************************************
Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Neutral Text
**************************************************************************************
<item sadfaces_textneutral>
/1="050_m_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/2="084_m_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/3="012_o_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/4="055_o_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/5="054_y_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/6="090_y_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/7="045_m_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/8="070_m_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/9="004_o_m_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/10="118_o_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/11="049_y_m_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/12="119_y_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
</item>

<picture pics_sad_textneutral>
/items = sadfaces_textneutral
/select = list.sadset_textneutral.nextvalue
/ position = (50%, 50%)
/ size = (parameters.picsize, parameters.picsize)
</picture>

<list sadset_textneutral>
/ items = (list.sadfaces_textneutral.nextvalue)
</list>

<list sadfaces_textneutral>
/items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
/ selectionrate = trial
/ replace = false
</list>



Yeah, just use one single list to select from both sets, not two separate lists.
By ivy.c - 6/6/2022

Dave - 5/31/2022
ivy.c - 5/31/2022
Hello, 

I’m hoping to get some clarification as to whether it is possible to select certain items from a separate list if these items have not been selected in previous trials. To clarify, I have the following two sets of stimuli (below) that I will be using for my trials. Specifically, is it possible that if for example items 1,5,7,8,9,10 are selected from the “Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Happy Text” set, that items 2,3,4,6,11,12 are selected from the “Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Neutral Text?” I’m hoping to make sure that the same item numbers don’t repeat. Thank you in advance!

**************************************************************************************
Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Happy Text
**************************************************************************************
<item sadfaces_texthappy>
/1="050_m_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/2="084_m_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/3="012_o_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/4="055_o_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/5="054_y_f_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/6="090_y_f_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/7="045_m_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/8="070_m_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/9="004_o_m_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/10="118_o_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
/11="049_y_m_s_a_HAPPY.jpg"
/12="119_y_m_s_b_HAPPY.jpg"
</item>


<picture pics_sad_texthappy>
/items = sadfaces_texthappy
/select = list.sadset_texthappy.nextvalue
/ position = (50%, 50%)
/ size = (parameters.picsize, parameters.picsize)
</picture>

<list sadset_texthappy>
/ items = (list.sadfaces_texthappy.nextvalue)
</list>

<list sadfaces_texthappy>
/items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
/ selectionrate = trial
/ replace = false
</list>


**************************************************************************************
Sad Faces Stimuli Incongruent: Neutral Text
**************************************************************************************
<item sadfaces_textneutral>
/1="050_m_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/2="084_m_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/3="012_o_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/4="055_o_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/5="054_y_f_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/6="090_y_f_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/7="045_m_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/8="070_m_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/9="004_o_m_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/10="118_o_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/11="049_y_m_s_a_NEUTRAL.jpg"
/12="119_y_m_s_b_NEUTRAL.jpg"
</item>

<picture pics_sad_textneutral>
/items = sadfaces_textneutral
/select = list.sadset_textneutral.nextvalue
/ position = (50%, 50%)
/ size = (parameters.picsize, parameters.picsize)
</picture>

<list sadset_textneutral>
/ items = (list.sadfaces_textneutral.nextvalue)
</list>

<list sadfaces_textneutral>
/items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
/ selectionrate = trial
/ replace = false
</list>



Yeah, just use one single list to select from both sets, not two separate lists.

Thank you!