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PARAFOVEAL STIMULUS PRESENTATION*
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Script Author: Sean Draine, Ph.D. (seandr@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
last updated: 11-05-2019 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 11-05-2019 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script demonstrates a task in which subjects attempt to identify words presented peripherally as
they stare at a fixation point in the center of the screen.
The eye tracker is used to ensure subjects are looking at the fixation point for 250ms when the target word
is presented.
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TASK DESCRIPTION
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Participants are presented subliminal words for 1 vertical refreshate (~17ms on 60Hz monitor) and are asked
to type them into a textbox.
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 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) generic Inquisit raw data file: 'parafoveal_raw*.iqdat'
(2) Summary data file: 'parafoveal_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)
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EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP
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1 Block of 50 trials:
a) Fixation Point for at least 250ms (once participants focus on fixation point after 250ms, the trial continues)
b) Word Presentation for 1 vertical refreshrate (on 60Hz monitor: ~17ms); then openended textbox
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STIMULI
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see section Editable Stimuli
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INSTRUCTIONS
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see section Editable Instructions
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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.