Hello,
I would like each text item and each .jpg stimuli to be presented one time throughout the duration of my experiment. My script is pasted below. Would someone please let me know why the items from my text stimuli are being presented more than once as are the .JPGs?
I'd be so grateful for your advice!
Shona
***************************** Stimuli ********************************
Neutral
<item targetN>
/1= "Neut1_7175.jpg"
/2= "Neut1_2440.jpg"
/3= "Neut1_2480.jpg"
/4= "Neut1_7060.jpg"
/5= "Neut1_7110.jpg"
/6= "Neut2_2206.JPG"
/7= "Neut2_7010.JPG"
/8= "Neut2_7224.jpg"
/9= "Neut2_7234.jpg"
/10= "Neut2_9360.jpg"
/11= "Neut3_7000.JPG"
/12= "Neut3_7004.jpg"
/13= "Neut3_7020.jpg"
/14= "Neut3_7031.jpg"
/15= "Neut3_7950.jpg"
</item>
HighPleasure
<item targetHP>
/1= "HP1_4290.jpg"
/2= "HP1_4608.jpg"
/3= "HP1_8185.jpg"
/4= "HP1_8186.jpg"
/5= "HP1_8370.jpg"
/6= "HP2_5629.jpg"
/7= "HP2_4220.JPG"
/8= "HP2_4490.JPG"
/9= "HP2_5950.JPG"
/10= "HP2_8300.JPG"
/11= "HP3_4800.JPG"
/12= "HP3_4659.jpg"
/13= "HP3_5621.jpg"
/14= "HP3_8030.JPG"
/15= "HP3_8179.jpg"
</item>
HighThreat
<item targetHT>
/1= "HT1_6230.jpg"
/2= "HT1_6370.jpg"
/3= "HT1_6550.jpg"
/4= "HT1_9250.jpg"
/5= "HT1_1300.jpg"
/6= "HT2_1201.jpg"
/7= "HT2_1930.jpg"
/8= "HT2_8480.JPG"
/9= "HT2_1120.JPG"
/10= "HT2_3400.JPG"
/11= "HT3_3500.JPG"
/12= "HT3_6350.JPG"
/13= "HT3_3030.JPG"
/14= "HT3_3110.JPG"
/15= "HT3_3120.JPG"
</item>
Mildpleasure
<item targetMP>
/1= "MP1_2310.jpg"
/2= "MP1_5220.jpg"
/3= "MP1_1600.jpg"
/4= "MP1_2222.jpg"
/5= "MP1_5780.jpg"
/6= "MP2_2518.jpg"
/7= "MP2_2025.jpg"
/8= "MP2_2000.JPG"
/9= "MP2_1601.jpg"
/10= "MP2_1419.jpg"
/11= "MP3_2388.jpg"
/12= "MP3_2510.JPG"
/13= "MP3_2630.JPG"
/14= "MP3_2515.jpg"
/15= "MP3_5780.JPG"
</item>
Mildthreat
<item targetMT>
/1= "MT1_2750.jpg"
/2= "MT1_2276.jpg"
/3= "MT1_9265.jpg"
/4= "MT1_9000.jpg"
/5= "MT1_2590.jpg"
/6= "MT2_2399.jpg"
/7= "MT2_2491.jpg"
/8= "MT2_2695.jpg"
/9= "MT2_2753.JPG"
/10= "MT2_6010.JPG"
/11= "MT3_9010.JPG"
/12= "MT3_9090.JPG"
/13= "MT3_9220.JPG"
/14= "MT3_2722.jpg"
/15= "MT3_2595.jpg"
</item>
<text SCStextquestions>
/size = (45%, 45%)
/items = SCStextquestions
/position = (50%, 50%)
/halign = center
/select = noreplace
/selectionrate = always
</text>
<text RWAtextquestions>
/size = (45%, 45%)
/items = RWAtextquestions
/position = (50%, 50%)
/halign = center
/select = noreplace
/selectionrate = always
</text>
<text SDOtextquestions>
/size = (45%, 45%)
/items = SDOtextquestions
/position = (50%, 50%)
/halign = center
/select = noreplace
/selectionrate = always
</text>
<text SJtextquestions>
/size = (45%, 45%)
/items = SJtextquestions
/position = (50%, 50%)
/halign = center
/select = noreplace
/selectionrate = always
</text>
<item SCStextquestions>
/1= "Death penalty."
/2= "Multiculturalism."
/3= "Stiffer jail terms."
/4= "Patriotisim."
/5= "Voluntary euthanasia."
/6= "Nuclear power."
/7= "Working mothers."
/8= "Bible truths."
/9= "Gay rights."
/10= "Conservationalists."
/11= "Sabbath observance."
/12= "Royalty."
/13= "Test-tube babies."
/14= "Pre-marital virginity."
/15= "Asian immigration."
/16= "Decriminalised marijuana."
/17= "Church authority."
/18= "Defense spending."
/19= "Legalised abortion."
/20= "Caning young criminals."
/21= "Private schools."
/22="Condom vending machines."
/23= "Legalised prostitution."
/24= "Castrating sex offenders."
/25= "Women priests."
</item>
<item RWAtextquestions>
/1= "The established authorities generally turn out to be right about things, while the radicals and protestors are usually just âloud mouthsâ showing off their ignorance."
/2= "Women should have to promise to obey their husbands when they get married."
/3= "Our country desperately needs a mighty leader who will do what has to be done to destroy the radical new ways and sinfulness that are ruining us."
/4= "Gays and lesbians are just as healthy and moral as anybody else."
/5= "It is always better to trust the judgment of the proper authorities in government and religion than to listen to the noisy rabble-rousers in our society who are trying to create doubt in peopleâs minds."
/6= "Atheists and others who have rebelled against the established religions are no doubt every bit as good and virtuous as those who attend church regularly."
/7= "The only way our country can get through the crisis ahead is to get back to our traditional values, put some tough leaders in power, and silence the troublemakers spreading bad ideas."
/8= "There is absolutely nothing wrong with nudist camps."
/9= "Our country needs free thinkers who have the courage to defy traditional ways, even if this upsets many people."
/10= "Our country will be destroyed someday if we do not smash the perversions eating away at our moral fiber and traditional beliefs."
/11= "Everyone should have their own lifestyle, religious beliefs, and sexual preferences, even if it makes them different from everyone else."
/12= "The âold-fashioned waysâ and the âold-fashioned valuesâ still show the best way to live. "
/13= "You have to admire those who challenged the law and the majorityâs view by protesting for womenâs abortion rights, for animal rights, or to abolish school prayer."
/14= "What our country really needs is a strong, determined leader who will crush evil, and take us back to our true path."
/15= "Some of the best people in our country are those who are challenging our government, criticizing religion, and ignoring the ânormal way things are supposed to be done.â "
/16= "Godâs laws about abortion, pornography and marriage must be strictly followed before it is too late, and those who break them must be strongly punished."
/17= "There are many radical, immoral people in our country today, who are trying to ruin it for their own godless purposes, whom the authorities should put out of action."
/18= "A âwomanâs placeâ should be wherever she wants to be. The days when women are submissive to their husbands and social conventions belong strictly in the past."
/19= "Our country will be great if we honor the ways of our forefathers, do what the authorities tell us to do, and get rid of the ârotten applesâ who are ruining everything."
/20= "There is no âONE right wayâ to live life; everybody has to create their own way."
/21= "Homosexuals and feminists should be praised for being brave enough to defy âtraditional family values."
/22= "This country would work a lot better if certain groups of troublemakers would just shut up and accept their groupâs traditional place in society."
</item>
<item SJtextquestions>
/1= "In general, you find society to be fair."
/2= "In general, the American political system operates as it should."
/3= "American society needs to be radically restructured."
/4= "The United States is the best country in the world to live in."
/5= "Most policies serve the greater good."
/6= "Everyone has a fair shot at wealth and happiness."
/7= "Our society is getting worse every year."
/8= "Society is set up so that people usually get what they deserve."
</item>
<item SDOtextquestions>
/1= "Some groups of people are simply inferior to other groups."
/2= "In getting what you want, it is sometimes necessary to use force against other groups."
/3= "It's OK if some groups have more of a chance in life than others."
/4= "To get ahead in life, it is sometimes necessary to step on other groups."
/5= "If certain groups stayed in their place, we would have fewer problems."
/6= "It's probably a good thing that certain groups are at the top and other groups are at the bottom."
/7= "Inferior groups should stay in their place."
/8= "Sometimes other groups must be kept in their place."
/9= "It would be good if groups could be equal."
/10= "Group equality should be our ideal."
/11= "All groups should be given an equal chance in life."
/12= "We should do what we can to equalize conditions for different groups."
/13= "Increased social equality."
/14= "We would have fewer problems if we treated people more equally."
/15= "We should strive to make incomes as equal as possible."
/16= "No one group should dominate in society."
</item>
<shape erasescreen>
/color= (255,255,255)
/size = (100%, 100%)
</shape>
************************** Experimental Stimuli ************************************
<picture targetN>
/ items = targetN
/ size = (80%, 80%)
/ position = (50%,50%)
/ selectionrate = trial
</picture>
<picture targetHP>
/ items = targetHP
/ size = (80%, 80%)
/ position = (50%,50%)
/ selectionrate = trial
</picture>
<picture targetHT>
/ items = targetHT
/ size = (80%, 80%)
/ position = (50%,50%)
/ selectionrate = trial
</picture>
<picture targetMP>
/ items = targetMP
/ size = (80%, 80%)
/ position = (50%,50%)
/ selectionrate = trial
</picture>
<picture targetMT>
/ items = targetMT
/ size = (80%, 80%)
/ position = (50%,50%)
/ selectionrate = trial
</picture>
*************************** Picture Trials *********************************
Neutral Trial
<trial targetN>
/stimulusframes = [1=targetN; 200=erasescreen]
/response = timeout(200)
</trial>
High Positive Trial
<trial targetHP>
/stimulusframes = [1=targetHP; 200=erasescreen]
/response = timeout(200)
</trial>
High Threat Trial
<trial targetHT>
/stimulusframes = [1=targetHT; 200=erasescreen]
/response = timeout(200)
</trial>
Mild Positive Trial
<trial targetMP>
/stimulusframes = [1=targetMP; 200=erasescreen]
/response = timeout(200)
</trial>
Mild Threat Trial
<trial targetMT>
/stimulusframes = [1=targetMT; 200=erasescreen]
/response = timeout(200)
</trial>
*************************** Likert **********************************
<likert likertSCS>
/ anchors = [1= "Against"; 2= "2" , 3 = "3" , 4 = "4" , 5 = "5" , 6 = "6" , 7 = "For"]
/ numpoints = 7
/ stimulusframes = [1 = SCStextquestions]
/ position = (50%,90%)
/ anchorwidth = 5%
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", 8pt , true)
/ mouse=false
/ numpoints= 7
</likert>
<likert likertRWA>
/ anchors = [1= "Strongly disagree"; 2= "2" , 3 = "3" , 4 = "4" , 5 = "5" , 6 = "6" , 7 = "7" , 8 = "8" , 9 = "Strongly Agree"]
/ numpoints = 9
/ stimulusframes = [1 = RWAtextquestions]
/ position = (50%,90%)
/ anchorwidth = 5%
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", 8pt , true)
/ mouse=false
/ numpoints= 9
</likert>
<likert likertSJ>
/ anchors = [1= "Strongly disagree"; 2= "2" , 3 = "3" , 4 = "4" , 5 = "5" , 6 = "6" , 7 = "7" , 8 = "8" , 9 = "Strongly Agree"]
/ numpoints = 9
/ stimulusframes = [1 = SJtextquestions]
/ position = (50%,90%)
/ anchorwidth = 5%
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", 8pt , true)
/ mouse=false
/ numpoints= 9
</likert>
<likert likertSDO>
/ anchors = [1= "Disagree"; 2= "2" , 3 = "3" , 4 = "4" , 5 = "5" , 6 = "6" , 7 = "Agree"]
/ numpoints = 7
/ stimulusframes = [1 = SDOtextquestions]
/ position = (50%,90%)
/ anchorwidth = 5%
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", 8pt , true)
/ mouse=false
/ numpoints= 7
</likert>
************************** Blocks ***************************************
<block block1>
/ trials = [1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49=noreplacenorepeat(targetMT, targetHT, targetMP, targetHP, targetN); 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50=noreplacenorepeat(likertSCS)]
/preinstructions = (testSCS)
</block>
<block block2>
/ trials = [1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49=noreplacenorepeat(targetMT, targetHT, targetMP, targetHP, targetN); 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50=noreplacenorepeat(likertRWA)]
/preinstructions = (testRWA)
</block>
<block block3>
/ trials = [1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49=noreplacenorepeat(targetMT, targetHT, targetMP, targetHP, targetN); 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50=noreplacenorepeat(likertSJ)]
/preinstructions = (testSJ)
</block>
<block block4>
/ trials = [1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49=noreplacenorepeat(targetMT, targetHT, targetMP, targetHP, targetN); 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50=noreplacenorepeat(likertSDO)]
/preinstructions = (testSDO)
</block>
************************** Experiment *************************************
<expt>
/blocks = [1-4=noreplace(block1,block2,block3,block4)]
/postinstructions= (end)
</expt>
************************* Intructions **************************************
<instruct>
/nextlabel= "press the spacebar to proceed"
/lastlabel= "Press the spacebar to proceed"
/nextkey = (" ")
/fontstyle = ("Arial", 2%. false , false , false , false, 5, 0)
</instruct>
<page testSCS>
In the next phase of the experiment, you will be presented with images and asked questions about your political beliefs. On each of the 25 trials, you will be shown an image for 2 seconds and then asked to indicate on a 1-7 scale, the extent to which you are 'for' or 'against' a given political issue. Please answer these questions as honestly as possible.
</page>
<page testRWA>
In the next phase of the experiment, you will again be presented with images and asked questions about your political beliefs. On each of the 22 trials, you will be shown an image for 2 seconds and then asked to indicate on a 1-9 scale, the extent to which you agree or disagree with each given political issue. Please answer these questions as honestly as possible.
</page>
<page testSJ>
In the next phase of the experiment, you will again be presented with images and asked questions about your political beliefs. On each of the 8 trials, you will be shown an image for 2 seconds and then asked to indicate on a 1-9 scale, the extent to which you agree or disagree with each given political issue. Please answer these questions as honestly as possible.
</page>
<page testSDO>
In the next phase of the experiment, you will be presented with images and asked questions about your political beliefs. On each of the 16 trials, you will be shown an image for 2 seconds and then asked to indicate on a 1-7 scale, the extent to which you 'disagree' or 'agree' with a given political issue. Please answer these questions as honestly as possible.
</page>
<page end>
Please proceed to the next phase of the experiment.
</page>