Hi - I am just trying to work out how to code a correct response for when a certain dropsource is put into a certain droptarget (for example, if "picture A" was in pos1, and "picture B" was in pos2). Is there a way to code multiple correct responses for each time a specific dropsource is placed in the correct droptarget within the same trial?

Thanks in advance.


<trial trial>
/ stimulustimes = [0 = pos1,pos2,pos3,pos4,pos5,pos6,A,B,C,D,E,F]
/ inputdevice = dragdrop
</trial>

<picture A>
/ items = ("A.jpg")
/ position = (25,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture B>
/ items = ("B.jpg")
/ position = (35,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture C>
/ items = ("C.jpg")
/ position = (45,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture D>
/ items = ("D.jpg")
/ position = (55,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture E>
/ items = ("F.jpg")
/ position = (65,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture F>
/ items = ("F.jpg")
/ position = (75,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>



<shape pos1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your reply. Sorry, the code I may have posted was a simplistic version of the actual code. I am hoping participants will be able to rank 6 out of 12 possible shapes (A-L) and it will code for the correct response (for example, A in pos1, B in pos2, C in pos3, D in pos4, E in pos5, F pos6). Any other shapes in a box, or one of the correct 6 in the wrong box would be an incorrect response.

<trial trial>
/ stimulustimes = [0 = pos1,pos2,pos3,pos4,pos5,pos6,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,posrep1,posrep2,posrep3,posrep4,posrep5,posrep6,posrep2_1,posrep2_2,posrep2_3,posrep2_4,posrep2_5,posrep2_6
]
/ inputdevice = dragdrop
/ timeout = 100000000000
</trial>


<picture A>
/ items = ("A.jpg")
/ position = (25,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture B>
/ items = ("B.jpg")
/ position = (35,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture C>
/ items = ("C.jpg")
/ position = (45,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture D>
/ items = ("D.jpg")
/ position = (55,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture E>
/ items = ("E.jpg")
/ position = (65,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture F>
/ items = ("F.jpg")
/ position = (75,20)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>


<picture G>
/ items = ("G.jpg")
/ position = (25,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture H>
/ items = ("H.jpg")
/ position = (35,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture I>
/ items = ("I.jpg")
/ position = (45,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture J>
/ items = ("J.jpg")
/ position = (55,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture K>
/ items = ("E.jpg")
/ position = (65,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture L>
/ items = ("L.jpg")
/ position = (75,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>



<shape pos1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>



<shape posrep1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 20
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 20
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 20
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 20
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 20
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 20
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>


<shape posrep2_1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

Okay, great, thanks. I was also just wondering, at the very least, how to get it to output the record of where each participant had put each shape in the results file? It doesn't seem to be recording it by default at the moment.

Great - thank you~! That should suffice.

Just couple more things (sorry!)
1) Is there a way to make sure they can't put more than one dropsource on one droptarget?
2) is there a way to make sure they can't progress from the trial until all the droptargets have been filled with one dropsource?

> 1) Is there a way to make sure they can't put more than one dropsource on one droptarget?

Yes.

> 2) is there a way to make sure they can't progress from the trial until all the droptargets have been filled with one dropsource?

Yes.

The ToL script essentially does both of these things (the expressions and logic in <trial choice> referenced in my previous reply takes care of that), but let me code up a toy example for you based on your code, give me half an hour or so.

Hi Dave - thanks very much for your help yesterday. I've adapted the code to fit my full stimulus set and it seems to be mostly working, except that sometimes it will end the trial before all the droptargets have been filled and sometimes it won't (e.g. if you move the same shape to a different droptarget 4 times, it will randomly end without all the boxes being filled). Is there any way to have an option to just have participants press a key or button when they are happy with the order in the droptargets?

Thanks in advance. code below.

<block myblock>
/ trials = [1=start]
</block>

<data>
/ columns = (date,time,group,subject,build,blocknum,trialnum,blockcode,trialcode,pretrialpause,posttrialpause,trialduration,trialtimeout,response,correct,latency,stimulusnumber1,stimulusitem1,stimulusonset1,stimulusnumber2,stimulusitem2,stimulusonset2,stimulusnumber3,stimulusitem3,stimulusonset3,stimulusnumber4,stimulusitem4,stimulusonset4,stimulusnumber5,stimulusitem5,stimulusonset5,stimulusnumber6,stimulusitem6,stimulusonset6,stimulusnumber7,stimulusitem7,stimulusonset7,stimulusnumber8,stimulusitem8,stimulusonset8,stimulusnumber9,stimulusitem9,stimulusonset9
,picture.a.hposition, picture.a.vposition, picture.b.hposition, picture.b.vposition)
</data>

<trial mytrial>

/ ontrialbegin = [

shape.pos1.droptarget = expressions.available_p1_slots;
shape.pos2.droptarget = expressions.available_p2_slots;
shape.pos3.droptarget = expressions.available_p3_slots;
shape.pos4.droptarget = expressions.available_p4_slots;
shape.pos5.droptarget = expressions.available_p5_slots;
shape.pos6.droptarget = expressions.available_p6_slots;
]
/ stimulustimes = [0 = pos1,pos2,pos3,pos4,pos5,pos6,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,posrep1,posrep2,posrep3,posrep4,posrep5,posrep6,posrep2_1,posrep2_2,posrep2_3,posrep2_4,posrep2_5,posrep2_6,
RVSL]
/ validresponse = (pos1,pos2,pos3,pos4,pos5,pos6)
/ isvalidresponse = [
if (trial.mytrial.response == "pos1")
{
  values.p1_count += 1;
  shape.pos1.droptarget;
}
else if (trial.mytrial.response == "pos2")
{
  values.p2_count += 1;
  shape.pos2.droptarget;
}
else if (trial.mytrial.response == "pos3")
{
  values.p3_count += 1;
  shape.pos3.droptarget;
}
else if (trial.mytrial.response == "pos4")
{
  values.p4_count += 1;
  shape.pos4.droptarget;
}
else if (trial.mytrial.response == "pos5")
{
  values.p5_count += 1;
  shape.pos5.droptarget;
}
else if (trial.mytrial.response == "pos6")
{
  values.p6_count += 1;
  shape.pos6.droptarget;
}
else
  true;
]
/ inputdevice = dragdrop
/ branch = [
  if (values.p1_count + values.p2_count + values.p3_count + values.p4_count + values.p5_count + values.p6_count >= 6) trial.end else trial.mytrial
]
</trial>



<expressions>
/ available_p1_slots = (1-values.p1_count)
/ available_p2_slots = (1-values.p2_count)
/ available_p3_slots = (1-values.p3_count)
/ available_p4_slots = (1-values.p4_count)
/ available_p5_slots = (1-values.p5_count)
/ available_p6_slots = (1-values.p6_count)
</expressions>

<values>
/ p1_count = 0
/ p2_count = 0
/ p3_count = 0
/ p4_count = 0
/ p5_count = 0
/ p6_count = 0
</values>

<trial start>
/ ontrialbegin = [
values.p1_count=0;
values.p2_count=0;
values.p3_count=0;
values.p4_count=0;
values.p5_count=0;
values.p6_count=0;
picture.A.hposition = 25%;
picture.A.vposition = 40%;
picture.B.hposition = 35%;
picture.B.vposition = 40%;
picture.C.hposition = 45%;
picture.C.vposition = 40%;
picture.D.hposition = 55%;
picture.D.vposition = 40%;
picture.E.hposition = 65%;
picture.E.vposition = 40%;
picture.F.hposition = 75%;
picture.F.vposition = 40%;
picture.G.hposition = 25%;
picture.G.vposition = 60%;
picture.H.hposition = 35%;
picture.H.vposition = 60%;
picture.I.hposition = 45%;
picture.I.vposition = 60%;
picture.J.hposition = 55%;
picture.J.vposition = 60%;
picture.K.hposition = 65%;
picture.K.vposition = 60%;
picture.L.hposition = 75%;
picture.L.vposition = 60%;
]
/ branch = [
  trial.mytrial
]
/ trialduration = 0
</trial>

<trial end>
/ stimulusframes = [1=endtext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>


<text endtext>
/ items = ("All boxes filled.")
</text>



<text RVSL>
/ items = RVSL
/ position = (50,32)
/fontstyle = ("Arial", 3%, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)
/txcolor = black
/txbgcolor = (transparent)
/resetinterval = 3
/size = (80%,50%)
/ txbgcolor = transparent
</text>

<item RVSL>
/1 = "Please rank the shapes you saw by the order that you think they appeared. For example, put the shape that you think was shown LEAST often in the first box and the shape you think was presented second LEAST often in the second box and so on, until the last box where you will put the shape you think you saw the MOST often.

If you don’t think a shape was presented to you at all, please do not click on that shape."
</item>



<picture A>
/ items = ("A.jpg")
/ position = (25,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture B>
/ items = ("B.jpg")
/ position = (35,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture C>
/ items = ("C.jpg")
/ position = (45,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture D>
/ items = ("D.jpg")
/ position = (55,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture E>
/ items = ("E.jpg")
/ position = (65,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture F>
/ items = ("F.jpg")
/ position = (75,40)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>


<picture G>
/ items = ("G.jpg")
/ position = (25,60)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture H>
/ items = ("H.jpg")
/ position = (35,60)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture I>
/ items = ("I.jpg")
/ position = (45,60)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture J>
/ items = ("J.jpg")
/ position = (55,60)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture K>
/ items = ("E.jpg")
/ position = (65,60)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>

<picture L>
/ items = ("L.jpg")
/ position = (75,60)
/ dropsource = true
</picture>



<shape pos1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 80
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 80
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 80
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 80
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 80
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>

<shape pos6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 80
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = grey
</shape>



<shape posrep1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 40
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>


<shape posrep2_1>
/ hposition = 25
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_2>
/ hposition = 35
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_3>
/ hposition = 45
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_4>
/ hposition = 55
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_5>
/ hposition = 65
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

<shape posrep2_6>
/ hposition = 75
/ vposition = 60
/ shape = rectangle
/ droptarget = true
/ size = (170,170)
/ color = lightgrey
</shape>

Thanks - apologies, will do so in the future. If I wanted to record which particular dropsources (e.g. the shapes) were in which particular droptargets (e.g. pos1-6) regardless of any level of "correctness", I assume I would do so in the <trial end> element - is there any easy way to do this with a function?

<trial end>
/ stimulusframes = [1=endtext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

It is looking difficult to extract that data from all the columns/rows in the data file given all the possible - I was wondering if there was any way to concisely code the possibility for a column of data for each "pos1-6" droptarget (or at least the intersection between each corresponding hpos and vpos) and then which picture element had been dropped in that location/droptarget. 

Is there any way to simply do this?

You can check each object's position /ontrialbegin and based on that you can store what object is in box 1, in box 2, box 3, etc. and log the values to the data file. I'm not sure what you mean by "concisely code."  I.e.

- create a bunch of values, each representing one box

<values>
/ box1 = ""
/ box2 = ""
...
</values>

and then check each object's hposition and vposition property and set the values accordingly.

Finally, record the values to the data file.

Does that make sense?

Hi, I have it working nearly perfectly now, thanks so much! Still getting one error though - I added in some code so they could get a chance to re-do the trial if they weren't happy with the order they'd put it in, but if you click around enough it seems to fault with only 5 of the 6 boxes filled (see screenshot below). Any help with the error would be much appreciated. I've attached the code/files.