Script Author: Sean Draine, Ph.D. (seandr@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Last Modified: January 23, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
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.
5 minutes
Participants are presented subliminal words for 1 vertical refreshate (~17ms on 60Hz monitor) and are asked to type them into a textbox.
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
see section Editable Stimuli
see section Editable Instructions
File Name: parafoveal_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 |