Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: May 02, 2016
Last Modified: April 01, 2026 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Food Cravings Questionnaire State (FCQ-S) as described in: Cepeda-Benito et al (2000).
Cepeda-Benito, A., Gleaves, D. H., Williams, T. L., & Erath, S. A. (2000). The development and validation of the State and Trait food Cravings Questionnaires. Behavior Therapy, 31, 151-173.
1.5 minutes
15 5-point Likert questions, self-report
see section Editable Parameters
(instructions are not original)
File Name: foodcravingsquestionnaire_t_summary.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| fcqSTotal | Total Score (Min: 15 - Max: 75) |
| desire | An Intense Desire to Eat (Points: 3-15) |
| anticipation | Anticipation of Positive Reinforcement That May Result From Eating (points: 3 - 15) |
| relief | Anticipation of Relief From Negative States and Feelings as a Result of Eating (points: 3-15) |
| lackOfControl | Lack of Control Over Eating (points: 3 - 15) |
| hunger | Craving as a Physiological State (i.e., Hunger) (points: 3 - 15) |
File Name: fcq_s.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*.response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree) no 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) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | Instructions that appear at the top | |
| targetFoods | The target food(s) can be changed here | "[one or more specific foods]" |