InstantForum 2017-1 FinalMillisecond Forumshttps://forums.millisecond.com/Millisecond ForumsSun, 05 Apr 2026 14:18:13 GMT20https://forums.millisecond.com/Topic34417.aspx<blockquote data-id="34415" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1655151530601" id="if_insertedNode_1655151529481" contenteditable="false"><a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34415" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"><span unselectable="on">+</span></a><a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34415" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"><span unselectable="on">x</span></a><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[quote]</span><div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"><div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"><a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34415" title=" ">&nbsp;</a></div><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[b]</span>Meagan - 6/13/2022<span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[/b]</span></div><div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34415"><div class="if-quote-message-margin" contenteditable="true">Hello,&nbsp;<br/><br/>I'm currently using the Reading Span Task (RSPAN) in an experiment that we're running. (<a href="https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/rspan)."><a href="https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/rspan).">https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/rspan).</a></a> How do you determine if a participant fully completed the task or if they encountered any issues? I've had one participant who tried completing it on a smartphone but then encountered an issue and it crashed. How do I determine if a participant fully completed the task or not? <br/><br/>There should be 15 experimental trials. However, in the data itself, they aren't numbered in this way. Instead, the experimental trials all have the same block number, and each line of data has its own trial number. Does anyone have any guidance for this? <a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34415"><span class="goto"></span></a></div></div><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[/quote]</span></blockquote><br/>The data output is documented in the user manual: <a href="https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/v6/rspan/rspan/automatedrspan.manual"><a href="https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/v6/rspan/rspan/automatedrspan.manual">https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/v6/rspan/rspan/automatedrspan.manual</a></a><br/><br/>Each round in the task consists of multiple trials, depending on the set size for the given round and the participant's response behavior. Each round in the test block (<strong>TestBoth</strong>) ends with a <strong>letter_feedback</strong> trial. If you count 15 <strong>letter_feedback</strong> trials in the <strong>TestBoth</strong> block, then all 15 test rounds were completed. If you count fewer, then the task wasn't completed.<br/>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:38:07 GMTDavehttps://forums.millisecond.com/Topic34415.aspxHello,&nbsp;<br/><br/>I'm currently using the Reading Span Task (RSPAN) in an experiment that we're running. (<a href="https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/rspan).">https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/rspan).</a> How do you determine if a participant fully completed the task or if they encountered any issues? I've had one participant who tried completing it on a smartphone but then encountered an issue and it crashed. How do I determine if a participant fully completed the task or not? <br/><br/>There should be 15 experimental trials. However, in the data itself, they aren't numbered in this way. Instead, the experimental trials all have the same block number, and each line of data has its own trial number. Does anyone have any guidance for this? Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:37:27 GMTmmwood