User Manual: Inquisit Shipley Test with one question per page


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											*SHIPLEY TEST*
											Original Form (A)
											-multiple page setup-
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 04-09-2021
last updated:  01-04-2024 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC

Script Copyright © 01-04-2024 Millisecond Software

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BACKGROUND INFO 	
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This script implements the original Shipley Test with one question per page.
Shipley Test: a brief measure of crystallized and fluid abilities.

Reference
Shipley, W.C. (1940). A self-administering scale for measuring intellectual impairment and deterioration.
Journal of Psychology; 10, Periodicals Archive Online pg. 371
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OVERVIEW
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20 fill-in-the blank questions; in this script version all questions are presented on separate
pages.
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DURATION 
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 8 minutes to complete
(guesstimate)

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DATA FILE INFORMATION 
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The default data stored in the data files are:

(1) Raw data file: 'shipley_a.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)
									
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: 'shipley_a_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)

inquisit.version:					Inquisit version run
computer.platform:					the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
startDate:							date script was run
startTime:							time script was started
subjectid:							assigned subject id number
groupid:							assigned group id number
sessionid:							assigned session id number
elapsedTime:						time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
completed:							0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted); 
									1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
									
NumberCorrectResponses:				stores the total number of correct responses

+ all 20 individual responses, correct responses and accuracy values (1 = correct response; 0 = error)									

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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: