Assessing reaction times not by pressing, but by releasing a button

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sascha.krause	sascha.krause posted 11 Years Ago Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 1	Hello, I want to create a reaction time experiment. I also want to assess reaction times. In my experiment, the participants have to hold a finger on a button. If they see a stimulus, they have to take the finger off. I want to assess how long the finger stayed on the button after presenting a stimulus (a word). Is it possible to assess these kind of reaction times with Inquisit? Thanks, Sascha
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Dave	Dave posted 11 Years Ago ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Group: Administrators Posts: 13K, Visits: 108K	Yes, you can do that. To register a key press use the key's scancode. To register a key release, prepend a minus sign to the scancode. I.e. / validresponse = (57) vs / validresponse = (-57)
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