I would like to have participants see a red "X" come up if they respond incorrectly on my IAT, however I cannot get it to show on the screen. I have double checked my errormessage attributes and I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I have posted my script below. Thanks for the help!
<block ATTRIB_practice>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, ATTR_left, ATTR_right)
/ trials = [1=attrib_spacebar;
2-11 = random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 12-21 = random(ATTRleft, ATTRright)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Target2_practice>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, TARG1_left, TARG2_right)
/ trials = [1=practice;
2-11 = random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 12-21 = random(TARG1left, TARG2right)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Target2_practice_Pairing1_1st>
/ preinstructions = (switch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, TARG1_left, TARG2_right)
/ trials = [1=practice; 2-11 = random(TARG1left, TARG2right);
12-21 = random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 22-31 = random(TARG1left, TARG2right)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Target1_practice>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, TARG2_left, TARG1_right)
/ trials = [1=practice;
2-11 = random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 12-21 = random(TARG2left, TARG1right)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Target1_practice_Pairing2_1st>
/ preinstructions = (switch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, TARG2_left, TARG1_right)
/ trials = [1=practice; 2-11 = random(TARG2left, TARG1right);
12-21 = random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 22-31 = random(TARG2left, TARG1right)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Pairing2_practice>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, ATTR_left, TARG1_left,
OR_left, OR_right, ATTR_right, TARG2_right)
/ trials = [1=practice; 2,4,6,8=random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 10,12,14,16=
random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 18,20,22,24=random(TARG1left, TARG2right);
3,5,7,9=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 11,13,15,17=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright);
19,21,23,25=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Pairing2_test>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, ATTR_left, TARG1_left,
OR_left, OR_right, ATTR_right, TARG2_right)
/ trials = [1=test; 2,4,6,8=random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 10,12,14,16=
random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 18,20,22,24=random(TARG1left, TARG2right);
26,28,30,32=random(TARG1left, TARG2right); 34,36,38,40=random(TARG1left, TARG2right);
3,5,7,9=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 11,13,15,17=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright);
19,21,23,25=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 27,29,31,33=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright);
35,37,39,41=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Pairing1_practice>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, ATTR_left, TARG2_left,
OR_left, OR_right, ATTR_right, TARG1_right)
/ trials = [1=practice; 2,4,6,8=random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 10,12,14,16=
random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 18,20,22,24=random(TARG2left, TARG1right);
3,5,7,9=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 11,13,15,17=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright);
19,21,23,25=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<block Pairing1_test>
/ preinstructions = (watch)
/ bgstim = (instr_F, instr_J, ATTR_left, TARG2_left,
OR_left, OR_right, ATTR_right, TARG1_right)
/ trials = [1=test; 2,4,6,8=random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 10,12,14,16=
random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 18,20,22,24=random(TARG2left, TARG1right);
26,28,30,32=random(TARG2left, TARG1right); 34,36,38,40=random(TARG2left, TARG1right);
3,5,7,9=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 11,13,15,17=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright);
19,21,23,25=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright); 27,29,31,33=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright);
35,37,39,41=random(ATTRleft, ATTRright)]
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
/ responsemode = correct
</block>
<page begin2>
^For one of the sorting tasks you will be classifying words
as being either
^ 'Me' or 'Not Me'.
^^In the other sorting task you will be classifying teammate names as
being either
^ 'Gold' or 'Blue'.
^^For each task, please judge each item on the
basis of which group it appears to belong to.
</page>
<text ATTR_left>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("Gold")
/ font = ("Arial", -40, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (25, 17)
/ color = (0, 0, 0)
</text>
<text ATTRL>
/ items = ATTRL
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ numitems = 4
/ color = (0, 0, 0)
</text>
<item ATTRL>
/1 ="Lisa"
/2 ="Daniel"
/3 ="Ryan"
/4 ="Kimberly"
</item>
<item ATTRR>
/1 ="Erin"
/2 ="Jeremy"
/3 ="Adam"
/4 ="Patricia"
</item>
<text ATTR_right>
/ numitems = 1
/ font = ("Arial", -40, 700, 0, 34)
/ items = ("Blue")
/ position = (75, 17)
/ color = (0, 0, 0)
</text>
<text ATTRR>
/ items = ATTRR
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ numitems = 4
</text>
<text TARG1_left>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("Me")
/ font = ("Arial", -40, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (25, 30)
/ color = (0,128,0)
</text>
<text TARG1_right>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("Me")
/ font = ("Arial", -40, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (75, 30)
/ color = (0,128,0)
</text>
<text TARG1>
/ items = TARG1
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ numitems = 5
/ color = (0,128,0)
</text>
<Item Targ1>
/1= "I"
/2= "me"
/3= "my"
/4= "mine"
/5 ="myself"
</item>
<Item Targ2>
/1= "they"
/2= "them"
/3= "their"
/4= "other"
/5 ="themselves"
</item>
<text TARG2_left>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("Not Me")
/ font = ("Arial", -40, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (25, 30)
/ color = (0,128,0)
</text>
<text TARG2_right>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("Not Me")
/ font = ("Arial", -40, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (75, 30)
/ color = (0,128,0)
</text>
<text TARG2>
/ items = TARG2
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ numitems = 5
/ color = (0,128,0)
</text>
<trial practice>
/ correctresponse = (" ")
/ frames = [1=spacebar, practice]
/ responsemode = correct
/ pretrialpause = 500
/ posttrialpause = 500
/ correctmessage = false
/ errormessage = false
</trial>
<trial attrib_spacebar>
/ correctresponse = (" ")
/ frames = [1=SPACEBAR, FEEDBACK1, FEEDBACK2, FEEDBACK3]
/ responsemode = correct
/ pretrialpause = 500
/ posttrialpause = 500
/ correctmessage = false
/ errormessage = false
</trial>
<trial test>
/ correctresponse = (" ")
/ frames = [1=spacebar, test]
/ responsemode = correct
/ pretrialpause = 500
/ posttrialpause = 500
/ correctmessage = false
/ errormessage = false
</trial>
<trial ATTRleft>
/ correctresponse = ("e")
/ frames = [1=BLANK, ATTRL]
/ pretrialpause = 200
/ posttrialpause = 200
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
</trial>
<trial ATTRright>
/ correctresponse = ("i")
/ frames = [1=BLANK, ATTRR]
/ pretrialpause = 200
/ posttrialpause = 200
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
</trial>
<trial TARG1left>
/ correctresponse = ("e")
/ frames = [1=BLANK, TARG1]
/ pretrialpause = 200
/ posttrialpause = 200
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
</trial>
<trial TARG1right>
/ correctresponse = ("i")
/ frames = [1=BLANK, TARG1]
/ pretrialpause = 200
/ posttrialpause = 200
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
</trial>
<trial TARG2left>
/ correctresponse = ("e")
/ frames = [1=BLANK, TARG2]
/ pretrialpause = 200
/ posttrialpause = 200
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
</trial>
<trial TARG2right>
/ correctresponse = ("i")
/ frames = [1=BLANK, TARG2]
/ pretrialpause = 200
/ posttrialpause = 200
/ errormessage = true(error, 250)
</trial>
<text blank>
/ numitems = 1
/ txbgcolor = (255, 255, 255)
/ erase = false
/ items = (" ")
</text>
<text error>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("X")
/ color = (255, 0, 0)
/ font = ("Arial", -48, 700, 0, 34)
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ position = (50,60)
</text>
<text SPACEBAR>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("READ INSTRUCTIONS, ABOVE, THEN PRESS SPACE BAR TO START")
/ position = (50,60)
/ font = ("Arial", -17, 700, 0, 34)
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ color = (255,0,0)
</text>
<text PRACTICE>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("THIS IS PRACTICE -- ERRORS ARE EXPECTED")
/ position = (50,50)
/ font = ("Arial", -19, 700, 0, 34)
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ color = (200,55,55)
</text>
<text TEST>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("THIS IS THE TEST -- GO FAST, MAKING A FEW ERRORS IS OK")
/ position = (50,50)
/ font = ("Arial", -19, 700, 0, 34)
/ erase = true (255, 255, 255)
/ color = (255,0,0)
</text>
<text FEEDBACK1>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("IF YOU MAKE AN ERROR YOU WILL SEE A RED 'X'")
/ font = ("Arial", -19, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (50,35)
</text>
<text FEEDBACK2>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("BELOW THE STIMULUS -- WHEN THIS HAPPENS,")
/ font = ("Arial", -19, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (50,40)
</text>
<text FEEDBACK3>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE CORRECT RESPONSE TO PROCEED")
/ font = ("Arial", -19, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (50,45)
</text>
<text INSTR_F>
/ numitems = 1
/ font = ("Arial", -27, 700, 0, 34)
/ items = ("PRESS 'e' FOR")
/ position = (25, 10)
</text>
<text INSTR_J>
/ numitems = 1
/ font = ("Arial", -27, 700, 0, 34)
/ items = ("PRESS 'i' FOR")
/ position = (75, 10)
</text>
<text OR_left>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("OR")
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (25, 23)
/ color = (128,128,128)
</text>
<text OR_right>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = ("OR")
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 34)
/ position = (75, 23)
/ color = (128,128,128)
</text>