RE: How to display a stimulus followed by a question with a likert-style response scale

Dave — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:16:02 GMT

The /trials definitions in your <block> elements don't make sense. Also note that whatever happens there in one block does not affect anything in any other block.

I'd recommend you first give the tutorials in the Inquisit documentation a(nother) go. That should clarify the basic logic of setting up blocks, trials, etc.

As to your question re. how to run trials and likerts alternatingly:

<block myblock>
/ trials = [1,3,5,7,9,11=noreplacenorepeat(triala, trialb, trialc); 2,4,6,8,10,12=mylikert]
</block>

See the documentation for the /trials attribute for details.

How to display a stimulus followed by a question with a likert-style response scale

Shona — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:04:34 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to make a survey where an image will be displayed followed by a question with a likert style response scale, followed by another image and then another question with a likert style response scale, and so forth. This will be repeated for 25 different images and 25 different questions.

Right now, my survey will sometimes show more than 1 image followed by more than 1 question/likert response scale in a row.

How do I let Inquisit know that I want it to intersperse images and questions so that 1 image is always displayed followed by 1 question/likert response scale and then another image and then a question/likert response scale and so forth?

I've pasted my script below and would be tremendously grateful for any advice!

Shona

***************************** Stimuli ********************************

Neutral

/1= "7190.jpg"

/2= "2840.jpg"

/3= "7009.jpg"

/4= "7160.jpg"

/5= "2214.jpg"

</item>

High Pleasure

/1= "7502.jpg"

/2= "8420.jpg"

/3= "5460.jpg"

/4= "8370.jpg"

/5= "8502.jpg"

</item>

High Threat

/1= "6200.jpg"

/2= "9600.jpg"

/3= "9910.jpg"

/4= "6242.jpg"

/5= "9910.jpg"

</item>

Mildpleasure

/1= "1810.jpg"

/2= "2030.jpg"

/3= "2389.jpg"

/4= "2442.jpg"

/5= "4150.jpg"

</item>

Mildthreat

/1= "2715.jpg"

/2= "9472.jpg"

/3= "9417.jpg"

/4= "6000.jpg"

/5= "6610.jpg"

</item>

/size = (500, 70)

/items = textquestions

/position = (50, 50)

/halign = center

/select = noreplacenorepeat

</text>

/1 = "At times I think I am no good at all."

/2 = "I take a positive view of myself."

/3 = "All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure."

/4 = "I wish I could have more respect for myself."

/5 = "I certainly feel useless at times."

/6 = "I feel that I am a person of worth, at least on equal plane with others."

/7 = "On the whole, I am satisfied with myself."

/8 = "I feel I do not have much to be proud of."

/9 = "I feel that I have a number of good qualities."

/10 = "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/11= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/12= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/13= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/14="I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/15= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/16= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/17="I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/18= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/19= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/20= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/21= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/22="I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/23= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/24= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

/25= "I am able to do things as well as most other people."

</item>

/color= (255,255,255)

/size = (100%, 100%)

</shape>

************************** Experimental Stimuli ************************************

/ items = targetN

/ size = (40%, 40%)

/ position = (50,50)

/ select = mycounter1

</picture>

/ items = targetHP

/ size = (40%, 40%)

/ position = (50,50)

/ select = mycounter2

</picture>

/ items = targetHT

/ size = (40%, 40%)

/ position = (50,50)

/ select = mycounter3

</picture>

/ items = targetMP

/ size = (40%, 40%)

/ position = (50,50)

/ select = mycounter4

</picture>

/ items = targetMT

/ size = (40%, 40%)

/ position = (50,50)

/ select = mycounter5

</picture>

*************************** Picture Trials *********************************

Neutral Trial

/stimulusframes = [1=targetN; 300=erasescreen]

/response = timeout(300)

</trial>

High Positive Trial

/stimulusframes = [1=targetHP; 300=erasescreen]

/response = timeout(300)

</trial>

High Threat Trial

/stimulusframes = [1=targetHT; 300=erasescreen]

/response = timeout(300)

</trial>

Mild Positive Trial

/stimulusframes = [1=targetMP; 300=erasescreen]

/response = timeout(300)

</trial>

Mild Threat Trial

/stimulusframes = [1=targetMT; 300=erasescreen]

/response = timeout(300)

</trial>

*************************** Likert **********************************

/ anchors = [1= "Highly Threatning"; 2= "2" , 3 = "3" , 4 = "4" , 5 = "5" , 6 = "6" , 7 = "7" , 8 = "8" , 9 = "9" , 10 = "Highly Pleasurable"]

/ numpoints = 10

/ stimulusframes = [1 = textquestions; 10000=erasescreen ]

/ position = (50,90)

/ anchorwidth = 25px

/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", 8pt , true)

/ mouse=false

/ numpoints= 10

/ position= (50, 90)

</likert>

************************** Blocks ***************************************