﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Millisecond Forums » Millisecond Forums » Inquisit 5  » Alternating between different stimuli</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>Millisecond Forums</description><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/</link><webMaster>Millisecond Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:12:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Alternating between different stimuli</title><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic24850.aspx</link><description>I have a blue frame and a yellow frame around two stimuli. Is there a way in which the frames could alternate in order, once blue and once yellow.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;For example, (memorystick-ring) in a blue frame and (charger-camera) in a yellow frame.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks in advance for any help you are able to provide.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Here is the code:&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;picture neutral&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ numitems = 10&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("memorystick.jpg", "charger.jpg", "brush.jpg",&lt;br/&gt;"lamp.jpg", "ipod.jpg", "necklace.jpg","mouse.jpg", "pencil.jpg", "shoes.jpg" , "carpet.jpg")&lt;br/&gt;/ position = (80,50)&lt;br/&gt;/ select = noreplacenorepeat&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/picture&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;picture neutral1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ numitems = 10&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("ring.jpg", "camera.jpg", "blanket.jpg",&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;"desk.jpg", "table.jpg", "earrings.jpg","clock.jpg", "notebook.jpg","speaker.jpg" , "couch.jpg")&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;/ position = (20,50)&lt;br/&gt;/ select = current(neutral)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/picture&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial test1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ pretrialpause =1000&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = ("l","a")&lt;br/&gt;/ errormessage = true(text.ok,800)&lt;br/&gt;/ correctresponse = ("l" , list.colorframe)&lt;br/&gt;/ response = timeout(5500)&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0 = frame, frame1 , neutral , neutral1]&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp; shape.frame.color = list.colorfram.nextvalue;]&lt;br/&gt;/ posttrialpause = 1000&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial test2&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ pretrialpause =1000&lt;br/&gt;/ response = timeout(5500)&lt;br/&gt;/ errormessage = true(text.ok,800)&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = ("a","l")&lt;br/&gt;/ correctresponse = ("a" , list.colorframe1)&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0 = 1frame, 2frame, neutral , neutral1]&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp; shape.1frame.color = list.colorfram1.nextvalue;&lt;br/&gt;]&lt;br/&gt;/ posttrialpause = 1000&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list colorfram&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (blue)&lt;br/&gt;/ poolsize = 10&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list colorfram1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (yellow)&lt;br/&gt;/ poolsize = 10&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;shape 1frame&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ shape = rectangle&lt;br/&gt;/ color = white&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (91.5%, 45%)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/shape&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;shape 2frame&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ shape = rectangle&lt;br/&gt;/ color = black&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (89%, 42%)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/shape&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;**&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;block practice1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ preinstructions = (inst)&lt;br/&gt;/ bgstim = (right,left)&lt;br/&gt;/ screencolor = (17,17, 17)&lt;br/&gt;/ trials =&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;[1 - 10 = random off&lt;br/&gt;(test1,test2,test1,test2,test1,test2,test1,test2,test1,test2,)]&lt;br/&gt;/ postinstructions = (insttest)&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 09:11:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>yaz</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Alternating between different stimuli</title><link>https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic24851.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="24850" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1525795428644"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="24850" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="24850" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="24850" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;yaz - Tuesday, May 8, 2018&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-24850"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I have a blue frame and a yellow frame around two stimuli. Is there a way in which the frames could alternate in order, once blue and once yellow.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;For example, (memorystick-ring) in a blue frame and (charger-camera) in a yellow frame.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;Thanks in advance for any help you are able to provide.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Here is the code:&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;picture neutral&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ numitems = 10&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("memorystick.jpg", "charger.jpg", "brush.jpg",&lt;br/&gt;"lamp.jpg", "ipod.jpg", "necklace.jpg","mouse.jpg", "pencil.jpg", "shoes.jpg" , "carpet.jpg")&lt;br/&gt;/ position = (80,50)&lt;br/&gt;/ select = noreplacenorepeat&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/picture&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;picture neutral1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ numitems = 10&lt;br/&gt;/ items = ("ring.jpg", "camera.jpg", "blanket.jpg",&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;"desk.jpg", "table.jpg", "earrings.jpg","clock.jpg", "notebook.jpg","speaker.jpg" , "couch.jpg")&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;/ position = (20,50)&lt;br/&gt;/ select = current(neutral)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/picture&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial test1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ pretrialpause =1000&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = ("l","a")&lt;br/&gt;/ errormessage = true(text.ok,800)&lt;br/&gt;/ correctresponse = ("l" , list.colorframe)&lt;br/&gt;/ response = timeout(5500)&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0 = frame, frame1 , neutral , neutral1]&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp; shape.frame.color = list.colorfram.nextvalue;]&lt;br/&gt;/ posttrialpause = 1000&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial test2&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ pretrialpause =1000&lt;br/&gt;/ response = timeout(5500)&lt;br/&gt;/ errormessage = true(text.ok,800)&lt;br/&gt;/ validresponse = ("a","l")&lt;br/&gt;/ correctresponse = ("a" , list.colorframe1)&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulustimes = [0 = 1frame, 2frame, neutral , neutral1]&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [&lt;br/&gt;&amp;nbsp; shape.1frame.color = list.colorfram1.nextvalue;&lt;br/&gt;]&lt;br/&gt;/ posttrialpause = 1000&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list colorfram&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (blue)&lt;br/&gt;/ poolsize = 10&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list colorfram1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (yellow)&lt;br/&gt;/ poolsize = 10&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;shape 1frame&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ shape = rectangle&lt;br/&gt;/ color = white&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (91.5%, 45%)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/shape&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;shape 2frame&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ shape = rectangle&lt;br/&gt;/ color = black&lt;br/&gt;/ size = (89%, 42%)&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/shape&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;**&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;block practice1&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ preinstructions = (inst)&lt;br/&gt;/ bgstim = (right,left)&lt;br/&gt;/ screencolor = (17,17, 17)&lt;br/&gt;/ trials =&amp;nbsp;&lt;br/&gt;[1 - 10 = random off&lt;br/&gt;(test1,test2,test1,test2,test1,test2,test1,test2,test1,test2,)]&lt;br/&gt;/ postinstructions = (insttest)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="24850"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yes, why don't you sample alternating frame colors from a &amp;lt;list&amp;gt; (or two if need be)?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;shape frame&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/shape&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;list framecolor&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ items = (yellow, blue)&lt;br/&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/list&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;trial example&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;/ ontrialbegin = [shape.frame.color = list.framecolor.nextvalue]&lt;br/&gt;....&lt;br/&gt;/ stimulusframes = [1=frame, ...]&lt;br/&gt;...&lt;br/&gt;&amp;lt;/trial&amp;gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 09:11:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>