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Hi everyone,
total newbie with regards to Inquisit here.
I created a simple experiment where participants view images. After each image they are supposed to answer what object they saw by typing in a word (open response format) and how confident they are in their answer (likert skale). The whole experiment runs fine when no attempt of mine for an open response format is used. But as soon as I try to insert a page for typing in an answer the script fails.
I tried to use textbox but it didn't work so I figured it can be used for survey pages only.

Is there a way to ask my participants open questions after each stimulus as you can do with a skale?



Also, if I want to implement it into my trial

(<trial object>
/stimulusframes = [1 = objekt]
/inputdevice = mouse
/validresponse = (lbuttondown)
/ontrialend = [values.file = picture.object.currentitem]
/responsetrial = (lbuttondown, confidence)
/showmousecursor = false
</trial>)


would I have to indicate the part (here called "answer") in this line? :

/responsetrial = (lbuttondown, answer, confidence)



Bonus question: My script is based on another experiment by an experienced person so even though it works I don't understand all commands.
In the beginning of the entire script that person wrote

<values>
/file = "dummy"
</values>
I noticed that this values command gets picked up in the trial part but I didn't really understand yet what purpose it serves.


Thank you very much for reading

Smaug