Randomization of word lists


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eeberts525
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I am working on a task with 12 lists of 10 words each. I want to randomize the order of lists and words within a list, but want the list to be shown as a group (i.e., all 10 words of one list, then all 10 words of the next list one at a time). I am having trouble figuring out how to randomize the order of lists.

As an example, here are 2 word lists:

<item anger>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm"    
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"
</item>

<item bread>
/1 = "butter"
/2 = "food"
/3 = "eat"
/4 = "sandwich"
/5 = "rye"
/6 = "crust"
/7 = "slice"
/8 = "wine"
/9 = "loaf"
/10 = "toast"
</item>

I have tried creating a list element to combine all of the lists and randomize their order at the beginning of the experiment as shown below. I get an error in the trial element for 'textLists' because I think I need to call a text element there rather than a list, but I am wondering how to put the information from an item to a list and then a text, or if there is a better approach. I would greatly appreciate any help in solving this!

<list textLists>
/items = [anger; bread; cold; doctor; foot; fruit; music; sleep; slow; soft; spider; thief]
/select = list.listOrder.nextvalue
</list>

<trial currList>
/stimulustimes = [1 = textLists; 1000 = clearscreen]
/timeout = 2000
</trial>

<list allLists>
/poolsize = 2
/selectionrate = always
/selectionmode = random
</list>

<list listOrder>
</list>

<expt>
/ onexptbegin = [
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
</expt>

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