Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 09, 2013
Last Modified: January 13, 2024 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a Sentence Completion Task (SCT). SCT are general instruments to study information processing and can be used to study - amongst others- cognitive priming effects, semantic bias, and autobiographical memory.
The implemented procedure uses the study of autobiographical memory as an example. It is based on:
Raes, F., Hermans, D., Williams, J.M.G. & Eelen, P. (2007). A sentence completion procedure as an alternative to the Autobiographical Memory Test for assessing overgeneral memory in non-clinical populations. Memory, 15, 495-507.
7 minutes
Participants are given 11 sentence completion tasks (11 Stems) to complete. Afterwards they are asked to categorize their own responses into several categories.
2 surveys:
SentenceCompletionTask: 11 sentence completion task with default Stems (see section Editable Parameters)
Ratings (optional): Participant categorization of the responses
see section Editable Parameters
File Name: sentencecompletiontask_survey.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given |
| 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) Raw data file: 'sentencecompletiontask_rating_survey.iqdat' |
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values: 1-8) |
| 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) (3) Summary data file: 'sentencecompletiontask_summary*.iqdat' |
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| 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 |
| textbox.stem11.response | The responses to the 11 Stem qu radioButtons.rating1.response- |
| radioButtons.rating11.response | The individual ratings (1-8) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| stem1:-stem11 | The particular Stems used in this script | |
| instructions | The instructions to appear with the Stem questions | |
| participantResponseRating | 1 = participants are asked to categorize their sentences (default) to change the response categories go to RATING QUESTIONS and change the setting OPTIONS for each question 0 = participants are not asked to categorize their sentences |