Stimulus Randomization Question


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I have two stimuli that need to be displayed 250 times in total.


Image 1 = 48 times


Image 2 = 202 times


They must be randomized though.


Anyway to tell the block to do this?


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Yes, selection at the <block> level works according to the proportions given. See the examples in the documentation for the /trials attribute for details. One short example here (many more can be found by searching the forum):


/ trials = [1-10 = noreplace(a,a,b,b,b)]


will result in 4 'a' trials and 6 'b' trials in random order.


Another option is to use a <list> element for trial selection in the respective <block>s' /trials attribute. The desired trial-ratio can be specified via the <list>'s /itemprobabilities.


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I am having a 100ms gap between the instructions and the beginning of a blank screen.


The instructions end when 0 key is pressed.
I need it to be instant.


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Looking through my code I do not see what the cause could be. It's just a random gap of ~100ms between marker data.


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Does Inquisit put an automatic 50ms gap between stimulus???


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Sorry, I'm not following. (a) What's the relation to the trial-ratio question in this thread and (b) how would anyone know what code you are referring to (I don't see any of that posted)? Can you clarify? Otherwise I can't help here.


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Does Inquisit put an automatic 50ms gap between stimulus???



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No. But you may be mistaken about how trial timings work / the interplay between the various components. For that, see the "How to Control Trial Duration and Inter-Trial Intervals" topic in the docs.


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Here is the trials and blocks:

<trial instructions>
/ stimulustimes = [1=instructions]
/ validresponse = ("0")
/ errormessage = false
/ recorddata = false
/ responsemessage = ("0", tPort, 50)
</trial>



<trial break>
/ stimulustimes    = [1=blank, bPort; 50=zeroPort]
/ trialduration = values.break
/ errormessage = false
/ recorddata = false
</trial>


<trial warnsound>
/ stimulustimes = [0=warnsound]
/ trialduration = 500
/ errormessage = false
/ recorddata = false
</trial>



<block instructions>
/ screencolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ trials = [1=instructions]
</block>

<block warning>
/ onblockbegin = [values.break=200]
/ screencolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ trials = [1=break; 2=warnsound; 3=break; 4=warnsound; 5=break; 6=warnsound]
</block>



When I run this there is a gap of 100ms between Instructions and the first break in warning block.


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And why is that a problem? Also, why are you running the instructions trial in a separate block? Note that there'll be at least a single frame between <block>s for cleanup.


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Whoops. Put it in there. But there is still a delay of about ~88ms from beginning of instruction marker to the beginning of the break marker.


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