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"Elements not located" error messages

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RR	RR posted 7 Years Ago Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 12	Hi everyone, I'm compiling a script that includes explicit measures and two IATs. There are two blocks in my script (attached), "consent" and "targets_no_info" that Inquisit has issues with; the trials for both of these blocks could not be "located." I have moderate familiarity with Inquisit, and included for each block a block element, a response scale element (Likert, openended), a text element, and an item element. I have checked the script for typos, etc., and can't figure out what the problem is. Within the consent block, it also says it cannot locate the postinstructions, even though the label for the page and the postinstructions are clearly the same (i.e., there is no typo). I'm not sure what the problem is there. Any input is much appreciated! Script is attached. Thanks! Rachel Attachments Propositional info inquisit script, propositional vs. associative info IAT.exp (826 views, 41.00 KB)
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Dave	Dave posted 7 Years Ago ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Group: Administrators Posts: 13K, Visits: 104K	+x RR - Thursday, June 1, 2017 Hi everyone, I'm compiling a script that includes explicit measures and two IATs. There are two blocks in my script (attached), "consent" and "targets_no_info" that Inquisit has issues with; the trials for both of these blocks could not be "located." I have moderate familiarity with Inquisit, and included for each block a block element, a response scale element (Likert, openended), a text element, and an item element. I have checked the script for typos, etc., and can't figure out what the problem is. Within the consent block, it also says it cannot locate the postinstructions, even though the label for the page and the postinstructions are clearly the same (i.e., there is no typo). I'm not sure what the problem is there. Any input is much appreciated! Script is attached. Thanks! Rachel The problem is that you have an unmatched double-quote (") in <page consent>: <page consent> "You are invited to participate ... </page> i.e. it has no counterpart and thus essentially all elements located after the <page> cannot be parsed properly. Delete the quote, it is not needed anyway. Beyond that, there is no <text> element called "consent" anywhere in the script, which is why <likert consent> / anchors = [1="Yes"; 2="No"] /anchorwidth = 120 / fontstyle = ("Arial", 13pt) / frames = [1 = consent] / mouse=true / numpoints=2 / position= (50, 80) /trialcode = "consent" </likert> will rightly throw an error. You only have an <item consent> element -- and an <item> element merely holds items, it is not a stimulus that can be displayed on its own. Attachments Propositional info inquisit script, propositional vs. associative info IAT_fixed.exp (827 views, 41.00 KB)
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RR	RR posted 7 Years Ago ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 12	Thanks so much, Dave--it works perfectly now! Rachel
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