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BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE (BIS-11)
(Italian version)
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 09-17-2012
last updated: 11-07-2019 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 11-07-2019 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) described in:
Patton, J.H., Standford, M.S., & Barratt, E.S. (1995). Factor Structure of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51, 768-774.
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 2 minutes to complete
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DATA FILE INFORMATION
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The default data stored in the data files are:
(1) Raw data file: 'bis_italian.iqdat'
date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber
subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build: the Inquisit build
q*_response: response given (in assigned values)
Scale: 1 (rarely never) - 4 (almost always)
R = automatically reversed scored questions
q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular
question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited)
(2) Summary data file: 'bis_italian_summary*.iqdat' (a separate file for each participant)
computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
script.startdate: date script was run
script.starttime: time script was started
script.subjectid: assigned subject id number
script.groupid: assigned group id number
script.sessionid: assigned session id number
script.elapsedtime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
script.completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted);
1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
'A_Attention'-'NP_CogComplex': the scores for each individual subscale
totalscore: the total score (across subscales)
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QUESTIONNAIRE SET-UP & SCORING
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The questionnaire contains 30 questions. Each question is presented with 4 answer choices
(-> "Rarely/Never", "Occasionally", "Often", "Almost Always/Always").
Each of the questions belongs to 6 subscales (derived from 6 first order factors and 3 first order factors)
1. Attention-Attention: 5, 9R, 11, 20R, 28
2. Attention-Cognitive Instability: 6, 24, 26
3. Motor-Motor: 2, 3, 4, 17, 19, 22, 25
4. Motor-Perserverance: 16, 21, 23, 30R
5. Nonplanning-Self Control: 1R, 7R, 8R, 12R, 13R, 14
6. Nonplanning-Cognitive Complexity: 10R, 15R, 18, 27, 29R
(R = reversed scoring, depends on wording)
Scoring: on a 4-point scale
"1" for least impulsive choice to "4" for most impulsive choice
=> Minimum Score: 30
=> Maximum Score: 120