Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: April 09, 2021
Last Modified: June 25, 2026 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the original ("A") or alternate ("B") Shipley (Abstraction) Test by Shipley (1940). The Shipley Test was devised as a quick test of intellectual impairment by comparing the decline in Fluid Intelligence to Crystallized Intelligence (should stay stable).
This script implements the 20-item Abstraction Test, as test of fluid intelligence, only.
8 minutes
20 fill-in-the blank questions; in this script version all questions are presented on separate pages.
File Name: shipley_x_summary.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| form | "A" or "B" |
Total Score |
|
| numberCorrectResponses | Stores the total number of correct responses |
Individual Responses (Explained For Q1) |
|
| values.q1Cr | Stores correct response to question1 |
| textbox.q1.response | Stores given response to question1 |
| values.accQ1 | 1 = given response is correct; 0 = given response is incorrect |
File Name: shipley_x.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| 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) |