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FOOD CRAVINGS QUESTIONNAIRE-TRAIT (FCQ-T)
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 04-29-2016
last updated: 11-04-2019 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 11-04-2019 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements the Food Cravings Questionnaire Trait (FCQ-T) as described in:
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.
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OVERVIEW
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39 6-point Likert questions
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 3.5 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: 'FCQ_T.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 (never) - 6 (always)
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)
(2) Summary data file: 'FCQ_T_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per 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)
expressions.FCQT_Total: Total Score (Min: 39 - Max: 234)
Subscales:
/IntentionsToConsume: Having Intentions and Plans to Consume Food (3 questions)
/Anticipation: Anticipation of Positive Reinforcement That May Result From Eating (5 questions)
/Relief: Anticipation of Relief From Negative States and Feelings as a Result of Eating (3 questions)
/LackOfControl: Lack of Control Over Eating (6 questions)
/Preoccupation: Thoughts or Preoccupation With Food (7 question)
/Hunger: Craving as a Physiological State (4 questions)
/Emotions: Emotions That May Be Experienced Before or During Food Cravings or Eating (4 questions)
/Trigger: Cues That May Trigger Food Cravings (4 questions)
/Guilt: Guilt From Cravings and/or for Giving Into Them (3 questions)
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INSTRUCTIONS
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see section Editable Parameters
(instructions are not original)
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EDITABLE CODE
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check below for (relatively) easily editable parameters, stimuli, instructions etc.
Keep in mind that you can use this script as a template and therefore always "mess" with the entire code
to further customize your experiment.
The parameters you can change are:
/pageinstructions: instructions that appear at the top