Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 11, 2013
Last Modified: January 06, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the regulatory fit induction task as described by Dr. E. T. Higgins:
Higgins Lab: https://higginsweb.psych.columbia.edu/research/
From the webpage:
"Regulatory Fit One's goal orientation can be either sustained or disrupted by his or her goal pursuit strategy. Regulatory fit theory suggests that a match between one's orientation to a goal and the means used to pursue that goal produces a state of regulatory fit that:
•Creates a feeling of rightness about the goal pursuit •Increases task engagement •Intensifies responses (i.e., positive responses become more positive and negative responses become more negative) such as the value of a chosen object, persuasion, or job satisfaction.
Regulatory fit is a broad theory about the general effects of fit. Although regulatory fit consistently arises from a match between any orientation and its preferred strategy, it has been most commonly investigated using regulatory focus and regulatory mode.
Regulatory fit can be manipulated incidentally (outside the context of interest) or integrally (within the context of interest) using the regulatory fit induction."
2 minutes
Participants are asked to list 1 goal and then up to 8 strategies (-> set number under VALUES->editable values) to help reach it.
4 between participant conditions (assignment by groupnumber, participants should be blind to the condition
they are in):
Regulatory fit (prevention focus and vigilant strategy)
Regulatory non-fit (prevention focus and eager strategy)
Regulatory fit (promotion focus and eager strategy)
Regulatory non-fit (promotion focus and vigilant strategy)
provided by Millisecond - can be edited under section Editable Instructions
File Name: regulatoryfitinduction_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
File Name: regulatoryfitinduction_raw*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| build | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| blockCode | Name of the current block |
| blockNum | Number of the current block |
| trialCode | Name of the current trial |
| trialNum | Number of the current trial |
| stimulusItem | The presented stimuli in order of trial presentation |
| response | The participant's response |
| latency | The response latency (in ms); measured from: onset of trial |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| repeatStrategy | Set how many strategies participants are supposed to list per goal | 8 |