The responsetime attribute specifies the time, relative to the beginning of the stimulus presentation sequence, at which Inquisit begins registering responses.

Applies to

<trial> <likert> <openended> <namingtrial>

Syntax

Parameters

integer

An non-negative integer value expressing the number of milliseconds.

Remarks

The responsetime attribute is useful for tasks that allow subjects to respond as stimuli are presented on the screen. By default, Inquisit recognizes responses that occur after the stimulus presentation sequence, and responses given during the presentation are ignored.

Examples

The following trial presents a sequence of stimuli, allowing the subject to respond at any point during the sequence:

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulustimes = [0=sometext1; 100=sometext2; 200=sometext3; 300=sometext4; 400=sometext5]
/ responsetime = 0
/ validresponse = (" ")
</trial>

The following trial presents a sequence of stimuli, allowing the subject to respond at any point after the 3rd stimulus is presented but not before:

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulustimes = [0=sometext1; 100=sometext2; 200=sometext3; 300=sometext4; 400=sometext5]
/ responsetime = 200
/ validresponse = (" ")
</trial>