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Thanks again! It's always those small details that trip me up! 

It doesn't work because your syntax is broken.

/ontrialend= [if(dropdown.agree.response=="I do not consent to participate"); script.abort()]

needs to read

/ontrialend= [if(dropdown.agree.response=="I do not consent to participate") script.abort(); ]

Will this option work if the consent form is part of a batch? Because I tried to do this as part of  a batch and it will not abort. Attached is the script I used 

<expt>
/preinstructions = (intro)
/blocks = [1=consent]
</expt>

<defaults>
/ screencolor = (106, 95, 254)
</defaults>



<image consenta>
/items = ("consenta.gif")
</image>



<surveypage consenta>
/caption= "INFORMED CONSENT"
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", -16, true, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ questions = [1=consenta]
</surveypage>



<survey consent>
/ pages = [1=consenta]
/ responsefontstyle = ("Verdana", -12, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ itemfontstyle = ("Verdana", -13, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ itemspacing = 2%
/ showpagenumbers = false
/showquestionnumbers= false
/screencolor = (255,255,255)
</survey>

<page intro>
WELCOME TO THE IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES STUDY!

This research consists of a study that will take no more than 30 minutes.
All instructions regarding this study will be given to you on the computer.
Before we begin, you must first review the informed consent information.
It will be presented on the next screen.

</page>



<expt>
/blocks = [1=consentb]
</expt>

<dropdown agree>
/ caption = "Agree"
/ options = ("I freely consent to participate", "I do not consent to participate")
</dropdown>

<image consentb>
/items = ("consentb.gif")
</image>

<surveypage consentb>
/caption= "INFORMED CONSENT CONTINUED"
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", -16, true, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ questions = [1=consentb; 2=agree]
</surveypage>



<survey consentb>
/ pages = [1=consentb]
/ responsefontstyle = ("Verdana", -12, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ itemfontstyle = ("Verdana", -13, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ itemspacing = 2%
/ showpagenumbers = false
/showquestionnumbers= false
/screencolor = (255,255,255)
/ontrialend= [if(dropdown.agree.response=="I do not consent to participate"); script.abort()]
</survey>


 

It doesn't really matter whether you use radiobuttons or a dropdown. Terminating the script works the same in both cases, i.e. you can adapt the code you came across accordingly.

Now I have another question about this, is there a way to abort the study if the participant does not consent using the drop down options? I have come across this option in the case of radio buttons but not with a drop down option. 

That worked Thank you very much!!! 

There is no such thing as an /image attribute for <surveypage> elements:

<surveypage consent>
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", -16, true, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ questions = [1=agree]
/ image = "consent"
</surveypage>

You use an <image> element just like any other survey-question-type (<radiobuttons>, <dropdown>, etc.), i.e. you display it via the page's /questions attribute:

<surveypage consent>
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", -16, true, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/ questions = [1=consent; 2=agree]
</surveypage>