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prevkey and nextkey in trial

psych101 — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:48:56 GMT

Hello, is there a way for me to add a prevkey and nextkey in a trial?

I created instructions using text and trials because for some of the instructions I want it to timeout (without giving a response), others I want to be able to do only the next key (like a welcome page), and others I need both a previous key and next key. These instructions also include pictures, and the order of the instruction screens isn't in a way where I could bunch them together based on whether they use a prev. or next key, because it goes back in forth in some cases. Therefore, I don't think using pages and the instruct element is appropriate in this case.

I have included code for the instructions. The code below isn't usable because it recognizes left and right arrow key to move, but only to move forward. So the distinctions that I have made for bidirectional (prev. and next) vs. continue (next key) aren't possible. Do you have any solutions? I would greatly appreciate your help!

Thank you

<text arrow_key_bidirectional>
/ items = ("Use the left arrowkey to go back, and the right arrowkey to continue.")
/ size = (95%,30%)
/ fontstyle = ("Arial",2%)
/ position = (50%,97%)
</text>

<text arrow_key_continue>
/ items = ("Use the right arrowkey to continue.")
/ size = (95%,30%)
/ fontstyle = ("Arial",2%)
/ position = (50%,97%)
</text>

<text welcome>
/ items = (" Welcome to the experiment! We are interested in studying how groups of individuals make decisions.
This study involves answering questions about yourself and making decisions.")
/ size = (95%,30%)
/ position = (50%, 50%)
</text>

<text instruct1>
/items = ("placeholder")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,50%)
</text>

<text instruct2>
/ items = ("placeholder")
/ size = (95%, 30%)
/ position = (50%, 50%)
</text>

<text instruct3>
/items = ("placeholder")
/position = (50%,20%)
</text>

<picture shape_grid>
/items = ("shape_grid.jpg")
/position = (50%,60%)
/size = (50%,50%)
</picture>

<text instruct4>
/items = ("placeholder")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,50%)
</text>

<text instruct5>
/ items = ("placeholder.")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,20%)
</text>

<picture overlapping_choices_grid>
/items = ("overlapping_choices_grid.jpg")
/position = (50%,60%)
/size = (40%,40%)
</picture>

<text instruct6>
/items = ("placeholder")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,20%)
</text>

<picture different_choices_grid>
/items = ("different_choices_grid.jpg")
/position = (50%,50%)
/size = (40%,40%)
</picture>

<text instruct7>
/items = ("placeholder")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,50%)
</text>

<text instruct8>
/items = ("placehlder")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,20%)
</text>

<picture shape_grid_letters>
/ items = ("shape_grid_letters.jpg")
/ position = (50%, 60%)
/size = (40%,40%)
</picture>

<text instruct9>
/ items = ("placeholder")
/ size = (95%, 30%)
/ position = (50%, 50%)
</text>

<picture please_respond_faster>
/ items = ("please_respond_faster.jpg")
/position = (50%,60%)
/size = (40%,40%)
</picture>

<text instruct10>
/items = ("placeholder.")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,50%)
</text>

<text preparing_to_load_partner>
/ items = ("placeholder")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,50%)
</text>

<text loading_partner>
/ items = ("Loading partner...")
/size = (95%,30%)
/position = (50%,50%)
</text>

<text successfully_found_partner>
/ items = ("placeholder")
/ size = (95%, 30%)
/ position = (50%, 50%)
</text>

<text ready_to_begin>
/ items = ("The task will begin when you are ready.")
/ size = (95%, 30%)
/ position = (50%, 50%)
</text>

<trial welcome>
/ stimulusframes = [1=welcome, arrow_key_continue]
/ validresponse = (205)
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct1>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct1,arrow_key_continue]
/validresponse = (205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct2>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct2,arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct3>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct3,shape_grid, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct4>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct4, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct5>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct5, overlapping_choices_grid, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct6>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct6, different_choices_grid, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct7>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct7, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct8>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct8, shape_grid_letters, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct9>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct9,please_respond_faster,arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial instruct10>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct10,arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial preparing_to_load_partner>
/ stimulusframes = [1=preparing_to_load_partner, arrow_key_continue]
/ validresponse = (205)
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial loading_partner>
/ stimulusframes = [1=loading_partner]
/ timeout = 30000
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial successfully_found_partner>
/ stimulusframes = [1=successfully_found_partner, arrow_key_continue]
/ validresponse = (205)
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial ready_to_begin>
/ stimulusframes = [1=ready_to_begin,arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
</trial>

***BLOCKS

<block welcome>
/ trials = [1=welcome]
</block>

<block instructions>
/ trials = [1=instruct1, instruct2, instruct3, instruct4, instruct5, instruct6, instruct7, instruct8, instruct9, instruct10]
</block>

<block preparing_to_load_partner>
/ trials = [1=preparing_to_load_partner]
</block>

<block loading_partner>
/ trials = [1=loading_partner]
</block>

<block successfully_found_partner>
/ trials = [1=successfully_found_partner]
</block>

<block ready_to_begin>
/ trials = [1=ready_to_begin]
</block>

<block fulltrial>
/ trials = [1-15=choice1]
</block>

*********************************************
EXPERIMENT
*********************************************

<expt cochoice>
/ blocks = [1=welcome; 2=mturkid; 3=consent; 4=instructions; 5=preparing_to_load_partner; 6=loading_partner; 7=successfully_found_partner; 8=ready_to_begin; 9=fulltrial]
/ onexptend = [values.completed = 1]
</expt>

RE: prevkey and nextkey in trial

Dave — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:48:56 GMT

[quote]

[b]psych101 - Friday, March 16, 2018[/b]

[/quote]

Given how you set this up, the way to do this is with /branch.

<trial instruct1>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct1,arrow_key_continue]
/validresponse = (205)
/recorddata = false
/ branch = [trial.instruct2]
</trial>

<trial instruct2>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct2,arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
/ branch = [if (trial.instruct2.response==203) trial.instruct1 else trial.instruct3]
</trial>

<trial instruct3>
/stimulusframes = [1=instruct3,shape_grid, arrow_key_bidirectional]
/validresponse = (203, 205)
/recorddata = false
/ branch = [if (trial.instruct3.response==203) trial.instruct2 else trial.instruct4]
</trial>

(and so forth)

with

<block instructions>
/ trials = [1=instruct1]
</block>