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WHITE BEAR SUPPRESSION INVENTORY (WBSI)
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 05-14-2013
last updated: 01-06-2020 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 01-06-2020 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI); a survey to assess thought suppression.
Thought suppression is related to obsessive thinking and anxiety.
Reference:
Wegner, D. M., & Zanakos, S. (1994). Chronic thought suppression. Journal of
Personality, 62, 615–640.
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OVERVIEW
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15 questions with 5 response options (A-E; scored 1-5 respectively)
Totalscore: Min = 15; Max = 75
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 1.5 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: 'wbsi.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 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)
(no reversed 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: 'wbsi_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)
expressions.WBSI_totalscore: the Totalscore, Min = 15; Max = 75