Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Credits:
Millisecond thanks C. Hobbs (C.Hobbs@bath.ac.uk) for sharing the original script with the Millisecond library!
SCRIPT INFO
Created: January 17, 2018
Last Modified: January 16, 2026 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a SelfOtherPerformanceTask by C. Hobbs (email: C.Hobbs@bath.ac.uk). The task investigates the influence of social context on self performance estimates within the context of an online anagram solving game with multiple computer simulated players.
A similar task was used in the GW4 Undergraduate Psychology Consortium 2018/9 a joint research program of researchers at the University of Bath, University of Bristol and University of Cardiff: https://osf.io/54jfv/
20 minutes.
Participants are asked to solve anagrams under cooperative and competitive conditions with various other players and predict their performance during each condition as well as rate their self-esteem after each game.
The task is divided into baseline phase (individual anagram solving task) vs. test phase (five cooperative games and give competitive games).
(1) Intro:
- selection of affiliation (here: university), avatar image and avatar name
- random assignment of affiliation to computer players, so that there are 2 players from each institution
- random assignment of remaining avatars to computer players
- random assignment of names to computer players from a predetermined list of names (see helper script 'selfotherperformancetaskStimuli.iqjs')
( if participant selects one of the player names, a request for another name try is made)
(2) Practice
- 'individual' play (not team play)
- 3 pre-selected anagrams in random order
- no timelimit
- feedback
(3) Baseline
- 'individual' play (not team play)
- Task: solve as many anagrams as you can during a given time frame.
The anagrams are selected randomly without replacement from the available list of anagrams.
- timed (default: 1 minute; see section Editable Parameters)
- before participant's score is revealed, participant is asked to predict her score ('self rating');
after all points are revealed, participant is asked about her feelings ('self-esteem')
- Percentage Correct: percentage correctly solved anagrams based on the number of anagrams attempted
=> if percentage correct is below 25% => reported percentage correct is adjusted by randomly selecting from 25%, 26%, 27%, 28%
=> if percentage correct is above 75% => reported percentage correct is adjusted by randomly selecting from 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%
=> scores are directly translated into points from 0-100.
- computer player performance:
the assigned percantage corrects of the computer players are selected randomly from
- participant percentage correct + 24 (higher)
- participant percentage correct + 10 (higher)
- participant percentage correct - 1 (almost the same)
- participant percentage correct - 10 (lower)
- participant percentage correct - 24 (lower)
=> scores are directly translated into points from 0-100.
- ScoreBoard reveals the player's baseline points in order (from highest to lowest)
(4) Test
- Task: solve as many anagrams as you can during a given time frame (each player works on his/her own anagrams).
The anagrams are randomly (without replacement) selected from the list of available anagrams
- each game is timed (default: 1 minute; see section Editable Parameters)
- The test phase runs 10 rounds: five competitive and five cooperative rounds
- competitive round: two players play against each other.
The player with the higher score will get the points as calculated by the difference score,
the other player gets 0 points for that round
- cooperative game: two players play with each other ( they each solve their own anagrams).
At the end both players get the mean points earned for that round
- the participant plays against each of the five computer players twice: once in a competitive round
and once in a cooperative rounds
The remaining pairings (btw. computer players) for the games are predetermined, so that each computer player
plays against each other computer player once in the competitive and once in the cooperative round
- before participant's score is revealed, participant is shown her coplayer's score and asked to predict her own score ('self rating');
after all points are revealed, participant is asked about her feelings ('self-esteem')
- Percentage Correct for Participant ('score') during test: same algorithm used as after the Baseline Phase
- Percentage Correct for Computer-Players ('score') during test: same algorithm used as after the Baseline Phase
- Points are cumulative. At the end the final scoreBoard is revealed.
based on the random allocation of the points, participant's final standing is not fixed.
throughout the script, participants have to wait for the other players to finish.
These wait times are randomly selected from list.waitTime under section Editable Lists
- provided by Katie Hobbs, University of Bath
- are stored in helper script selfotherperformancetaskStimuli.iqjs
- 1217 anagrams of different lengths, valence, arousal, dominance
- 8 possible avatars
- 3 university logos
- 6 possible names
- provided by Katie Hobbs, University of Bath
- see section Editable Instructions in this script
File Name: selfotherperformanceSummary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| 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 |
| baselineSelfRating | Stores the self performance rating (1-100) made during baseline |
| baselineSelfEsteem | Stores the self esteem rating (1-100) made during baseline |
| meanSelfRatingCooperate | The mean self performance rating (0-100) made for cooperative games |
| meanSelfEsteemCooperate | The mean self-esteem rating (0-100) made for cooperative games |
| meanSelfRatingCompete | The mean self performance rating (0-100) made for competitive games |
| meanSelfEsteemCompete | The mean self-esteem rating (0-100) made for competitive games |
Player Info |
|
| participantAffiliation | Affiliation (here: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff) |
| participantName | Player name |
| participantAvatar | Avatar itemnumber |
| totalPointsParticipant | Stores the accumulated points for participant (baseline points + 10 tests) |
| player2Affiliation-player6Affiliation | Affiliation (here: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff) of remaining players |
| player2Name-player6Name | Player names |
| player2Avatar-player6Avatar | Avatar itemnumbers |
| totalPointsPlayer2-totalPointsPlayer6 | Stores the accumulated points for participant (baseline points + 10 tests) |
File Name: selfotherperformance_raw*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| build | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| blockcode | The name the current block (built-in Inquisit variable) |
| blocknum | The number of the current block (built-in Inquisit variable) |
| trialcode | The name of the currently recorded trial (built-in Inquisit variable) |
| trialnum | The number of the currently recorded trial (built-in Inquisit variable) trialnum is a built-in Inquisit variable; it counts all trials run even those that do not store data to the data file. |
| condition | Stores the current compete/cooperate condition: 1 = cooperate; 2 = compete or "baseline" |
| anagramCount | Counts the anagrams presented in the current block |
| anagramItemNumber | Stores the itemnumber of the currently presented anagram |
| valMn | Stores the mean valence rating of the current anagram solution word |
| valSD | Stores the standard deviation of the valence ratings of the current anagram solution word |
| aroMn | Stores the arousal rating of the current anagram solution word |
| aroSD | Stores the standard deviation of the arousal ratings of the current anagram solution word |
| domM | Stores the dominance rating of the current anagram solution word |
| domSD | Stores the standard deviation of the dominance ratings of the current anagram solution word |
| anagramLength | Stores the number of letters in the current anagram |
| anagram | Stores the anagram currently presented |
| anagramSolution | Stores the correct solution of the currently presented anagram |
| proposedSolution | Stores the proposed solution to the current anagram |
| acc | 1 = proposed anagram solution is correct; 0 = otherwise |
| proposedSolutionRT | Stores the latency in ms of the currently proposed anagram solution (measured from onset of textbox until enter is pressed) |
| selfRating | Stores the current performance self rating (1-100) |
| selfRatingRT | Stores the current performance self rating latency (measured from onset of slider until enter) |
| selfEsteemRating | Stores the current self esteem rating (1-100) |
| selfEsteemRatingRT | Stores the current self esteem rating latency (measured from onset of slider until enter) |
| response | The participant's response during the currently recorded trial depending on inputdevice can be: a key scancode, a selected stimulus, a slider response, a textbox response etc. |
| latency | The response latency (in ms) of the currently recorded response |
| teams | Stores the teams during a test block Example: "12, 34, 56" team 1: participant (1) is paired with player2, team 2: player3 is paired with player4, team 3: player 5 is paired with player 6 |
Team1 |
|
| participantOutcome | WINNER or LOSER |
| participantScore | The % score of the participant based on 'performance' |
| participantPoints | The awarded points based on %score and values.condition |
| coplayerName | The name of the coplayer (coplayer = player who is paired with participant) |
| coplayerOutcome | WINNER or LOSER |
| coplayerScore | The % score of the coplayer based on 'performance' |
| coplayerPoints | The awarded points based on %score and values.condition |
Team2 = The Second Team Of The Current Block |
|
| team2Name1 | The left player of team 2 |
| team2Outcome1 | WINNER or LOSER |
| team2Score1 | Score of the left player of team 2 |
| team2Points1 | The awarded points |
| team2Name2 | The right player of team 2 |
| team2Outcome2 | WINNER or LOSER |
| team2Score2 | Score of the right player of team 2 |
| team2Points2 | The awarded points |
Team3 = The Third Team Of The Current Block |
|
| team3Name1 | The left player of team 3 |
| team3Outcome1 | WINNER or LOSER |
| team3Score1 | Score of the left player of team 3 |
| team3Points1 | The awarded points |
| team3Name2 | The right player of team 3 |
| team3Outcome2 | WINNER or LOSER |
| team3Score2 | Score of the right player of team 3 |
| team3Points2 | The awarded points |
| participantScore-player6Score | The current scores by players (based on 'performance') |
| participantPoints-player6Points | The current earned points by player (based on score and condition) |
Player Info |
|
| participantAffiliation | Affiliation (here: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff) |
| participantName | Player name |
| participantAvatar | Avatar itemnumber |
| totalPointsParticipant | Stores the accumulated points for participant (baseline points + 10 tests) |
| player2Affiliation-player6Affiliation | Affiliation (here: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff) of remaining players |
| player2Name-player6Name | Player names |
| player2Avatar-player6Avatar | Avatar itemnumbers |
| totalPointsPlayer2-totalPointsPlayer6 | Stores the accumulated points for participant (baseline points + 10 tests) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| practiceFeedback | The duration (in ms) of practice feedback | 1000 |
| baselineTimeout | The duration (in ms) of anagram presentations during baseline | 60000 |
| testTimeout | The duration (in ms) of anagram presentations during test | 60000 |
| affiliationA | The default group A that a participant can be affiliated with (here: University Bath) | "Bath" |
| affiliationB | The default group B that a participant can be affiliated with (here: University Bristol) | "Bristol" |
| affiliationC | The default group A that a participant can be affiliated with (here: University Cardiff) group/university logos can be changed in helper file 'selfotherperformancetaskStimuli.iqjs' | "Cardiff" |