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"Strobe-light" Flashing Glitch

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Dave	Dave posted 9 Years Ago ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Group: Administrators Posts: 13K, Visits: 105K	While the description you provide does not offer any definitive hints (i.e., I cannot tell you which specific errors you may have introduced when modifying the script), it is pretty clear that those alterations broke the script in one way or another. Since you say that this is your first time trying to program a task in Inquisit, I would generally recommend working through the tutorials included in the Inquisit documentation (if you have not already done so). Those cover the most important / basic syntax constructs you need to know build tasks. That will also make it easier for you to understand and modify existing scripts. > The file is titled AffectivePriming_edited. Unfortunately I'm not seeing any file attached to this thread (or elsewhere). If you could either attach it here (+Insert -> Add File) or upload it somewhere else an post the link, I'll be happy to take a look. It would be helpful if you could clearly indicate the modifications you made (parts added, etc.) by adding comments inside the file explaining your intentions and the reasoning behind a given modification. Edited 9 Years Ago by Dave
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tmd	tmd posted 9 Years Ago Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 29	Hello, I am programming a task for the first time. I am adapting the affective priming task into one where I show participants face primes, and then they are supposed to categorize target words. I am trying to make the program have 9 separate randomized blocks which vary what category of pictures are shown (both categories in the block [intermixed], category 1 only in the block, category 2 only in the block, x3) but present them seamlessly. My problem is that after making the changes I thought were necessary, the task no longer runs correctly. Neither the pictures nor the words show up, let alone the instructions, and instead the black screen flashes white (hence the strobe-light likeness) and then it goes straight to the end (the screen says "Thank you for your participation!"). Is there a clear indication of what is wrong here? I've been up and down through the code several times and cannot see immediately what the problem is. There is still some coding that I need to change and fix but I expected that the coding I had done so far would not create this result. The file is titled AffectivePriming_edited. I really appreciate any help or suggestions for my problem.
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