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Referencing text from list in anchor property of likert element

Tahwan — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:42:37 GMT

Hello,
I am having quite a complex script, in which I want to duplicate a likert element with different anchors depending on the trial. To make the script easier to adapt, I created a list. I want to reference from this list by the use of

<% list.listname.item %>

This works in text and item elements. However, this does not seem to work in the anchor property of the likert element. Is that impossible to do?

Here my script:

*creating list for each block containing the different colors that play a role as text elements
<list colors_text_01>
/ items = ("yellow", "blue")
/ selectionrate = block
</list>

*Trying to use the elements in likert scale
<likert likert_probability>
/ anchors = [1= "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
2= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
3= "80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
4= "70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
5="60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
6="undecided";
7= "60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
8="70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
9="80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
10= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
11 = "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>"]
/ stimulusframes = [1 = likert2]
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 1.7%)
/ numpoints = 11
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ position = (50,90)
</likert>

The anchors should read "100% sure yellow", "90% sure yellow", ..., "100% sure blue". However, this does not work.

This procedure works, however, in a text element:
<text instr>
/items = ("Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (<%list.colors_text_01.items.1%> or <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>)")
/ position = (50%, 20%)
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 2.6%)
/ erase = false
</text>

Here, it reads "Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (yellow or blue)"

(In this form it probably does not look very practical to do so, but I want to be able to quickly change the text in the first list and reference to it at multiple instances in the script.)

Thank you very much!

RE: Referencing text from list in anchor property of likert element

Tahwan — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:42:37 GMT

Thank you very much. I will consider doing this.

RE: Referencing text from list in anchor property of likert element

Dave — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:02:31 GMT

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[b]Jakob - 2/1/2021[/b]
+x[quote]

[b]Dave - 2/1/2021[/b]
+x[quote]

[b]Jakob - 2/1/2021[/b]
Hello,
I am having quite a complex script, in which I want to duplicate a likert element with different anchors depending on the trial. To make the script easier to adapt, I created a list. I want to reference from this list by the use of

<% list.listname.item %>

This works in text and item elements. However, this does not seem to work in the anchor property of the likert element. Is that impossible to do?

Here my script:

*creating list for each block containing the different colors that play a role as text elements
<list colors_text_01>
/ items = ("yellow", "blue")
/ selectionrate = block
</list>

*Trying to use the elements in likert scale
<likert likert_probability>
/ anchors = [1= "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
2= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
3= "80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
4= "70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
5="60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
6="undecided";
7= "60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
8="70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
9="80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
10= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
11 = "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>"]
/ stimulusframes = [1 = likert2]
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 1.7%)
/ numpoints = 11
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ position = (50,90)
</likert>

The anchors should read "100% sure yellow", "90% sure yellow", ..., "100% sure blue". However, this does not work.

This procedure works, however, in a text element:
<text instr>
/items = ("Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (<%list.colors_text_01.items.1%> or <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>)")
/ position = (50%, 20%)
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 2.6%)
/ erase = false
</text>

Here, it reads "Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (yellow or blue)"

(In this form it probably does not look very practical to do so, but I want to be able to quickly change the text in the first list and reference to it at multiple instances in the script.)

Thank you very much!

[/quote]

Anchors cannot be changed dynamically under Inquisit 4 and 5. The code you posted, however, would work under Inquisit 6.
[/quote]

Thank you for your quick response.
[/quote]

What you can do under Inquisit 4 is building a custom likert scale using standard <text>, <trial>, etc. elements. You can use <text> elements as the anchors, and those can be changed dynamically.

*creating list for each block containing the different colors that play a role as text elements
<list colors_text_01>
/ items = ("yellow", "blue")
/ selectionrate = block
</list>

<block myblock>
/ trials = [1=example_likert]
</block>

<trial example_likert>
/ stimulusframes = [1=q, line, a01, a02, a03, a04, a05, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05]
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ validresponse = (01, 02, 03, 04, 05)
</trial>

<text q>
/ items = ("Some question...")
</text>

<shape line>
/ shape = rectangle
/ color = black
/ size = (60%, 1%)
/ position = (50%, 75%)
</shape>

<text 01>
/ items = ("1")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ size = (4%,4%)
/ position = (20%, 75%)
/ vjustify = center
</text>

<text 02>
/ items = ("2")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ size = (4%,4%)
/ position = (35%, 75%)
/ vjustify = center
</text>

<text 03>
/ items = ("3")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ size = (4%,4%)
/ position = (50%, 75%)
/ vjustify = center
</text>

<text 04>
/ items = ("4")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ size = (4%,4%)
/ position = (65%, 75%)
/ vjustify = center
</text>

<text 05>
/ items = ("5")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ size = (4%,4%)
/ position = (80%, 75%)
/ vjustify = center
</text>

<text a01>
/ items = ("100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ position = (20%, 65%)
</text>

<text a02>
/ items = ("60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ position = (35%, 65%)
</text>

<text a03>
/ items = ("undecided")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ position = (50%, 65%)
</text>

<text a04>
/ items = ("60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ position = (65%, 65%)
</text>

<text a05>
/ items = ("100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>")
/ txbgcolor = grey
/ position = (80%, 65%)
</text>

RE: Referencing text from list in anchor property of likert element

Tahwan — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:47:26 GMT

+x[quote]

[b]Dave - 2/1/2021[/b]
+x[quote]

[b]Jakob - 2/1/2021[/b]
Hello,
I am having quite a complex script, in which I want to duplicate a likert element with different anchors depending on the trial. To make the script easier to adapt, I created a list. I want to reference from this list by the use of

<% list.listname.item %>

This works in text and item elements. However, this does not seem to work in the anchor property of the likert element. Is that impossible to do?

Here my script:

*creating list for each block containing the different colors that play a role as text elements
<list colors_text_01>
/ items = ("yellow", "blue")
/ selectionrate = block
</list>

*Trying to use the elements in likert scale
<likert likert_probability>
/ anchors = [1= "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
2= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
3= "80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
4= "70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
5="60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
6="undecided";
7= "60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
8="70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
9="80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
10= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
11 = "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>"]
/ stimulusframes = [1 = likert2]
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 1.7%)
/ numpoints = 11
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ position = (50,90)
</likert>

The anchors should read "100% sure yellow", "90% sure yellow", ..., "100% sure blue". However, this does not work.

This procedure works, however, in a text element:
<text instr>
/items = ("Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (<%list.colors_text_01.items.1%> or <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>)")
/ position = (50%, 20%)
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 2.6%)
/ erase = false
</text>

Here, it reads "Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (yellow or blue)"

(In this form it probably does not look very practical to do so, but I want to be able to quickly change the text in the first list and reference to it at multiple instances in the script.)

Thank you very much!

[/quote]

Anchors cannot be changed dynamically under Inquisit 4 and 5. The code you posted, however, would work under Inquisit 6.
[/quote]

Thank you for your quick response.

RE: Referencing text from list in anchor property of likert element

Dave — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:45:58 GMT

+x[quote]

[b]Jakob - 2/1/2021[/b]
Hello,
I am having quite a complex script, in which I want to duplicate a likert element with different anchors depending on the trial. To make the script easier to adapt, I created a list. I want to reference from this list by the use of

<% list.listname.item %>

This works in text and item elements. However, this does not seem to work in the anchor property of the likert element. Is that impossible to do?

Here my script:

*creating list for each block containing the different colors that play a role as text elements
<list colors_text_01>
/ items = ("yellow", "blue")
/ selectionrate = block
</list>

*Trying to use the elements in likert scale
<likert likert_probability>
/ anchors = [1= "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
2= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
3= "80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
4= "70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
5="60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.1%>";
6="undecided";
7= "60% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
8="70% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
9="80% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
10= "90% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>";
11 = "100% sure <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>"]
/ stimulusframes = [1 = likert2]
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 1.7%)
/ numpoints = 11
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ position = (50,90)
</likert>

The anchors should read "100% sure yellow", "90% sure yellow", ..., "100% sure blue". However, this does not work.

This procedure works, however, in a text element:
<text instr>
/items = ("Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (<%list.colors_text_01.items.1%> or <%list.colors_text_01.items.2%>)")
/ position = (50%, 20%)
/ fontstyle = ("Calibri", 2.6%)
/ erase = false
</text>

Here, it reads "Please estimate which color will be displayed more frequently by the end (yellow or blue)"

(In this form it probably does not look very practical to do so, but I want to be able to quickly change the text in the first list and reference to it at multiple instances in the script.)

Thank you very much!

[/quote]

Anchors cannot be changed dynamically under Inquisit 4 and 5. The code you posted, however, would work under Inquisit 6.