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The way items are sampled is determined by the setting of the /select attribute.
<text question> / items = question / select = noreplace / position = (50%, 35%) / fontstyle = ("Arial", 18pt, false, false, false, false, 5) </text>
noreplace means you are sampling items *randomly without replacement*.
If you want items to be presented in a specific order, you should use
/ select = sequence
instead.
To illustrate, consider the difference between
#1: <block myblock> / trials = [1-4 = mytrial] </block>
<trial mytrial> / stimulusframes = [1=mytext] / validresponse = (57) </trial>
<text mytext> / items = myitems / select = noreplace </text>
<item myitems> / 1 = "A" / 2 = "B" / 3 = "C" / 4 = "D" </item>
which will display the 4 items in random order, vs.
#2: <block myblock> / trials = [1-4 = mytrial] </block>
<trial mytrial> / stimulusframes = [1=mytext] / validresponse = (57) </trial>
<text mytext> / items = myitems / select = sequence </text>
<item myitems> / 1 = "A" / 2 = "B" / 3 = "C" / 4 = "D" </item>
which will present them in the given order A, B, C, and D.
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