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I should add, I am using a main script that does a lot of Includes, and then has 4 <expt> blocks, one for each group.

> So do I have to list all the separate blocks of each IAT in the /blocks section of my top level <expt> tag?Yes. You either need to do that or use the <batch> element. You'll find this covered in the "How to Combine Multiple Scripts" and "Running Sequences of Inquisit Scripts and Other Applications" topics in the documentation.> Can I somehow create some other intermediate block-of-blocks to include there instead?No, there is no such thing as a block of blocks. In fact that's what an <expt> essentially is already. Just as a <block> is a collection of trials, an <expt> is a collection of <blocks>. The only other thing you can possibly do is to have several, differently named <expt>s in the same file. Inquisit will run them in alphabetical order. Example:

<expt a>
/ blocks = [1=ablock]
</expt>

<expt b>
/ blocks = [1=bblock]
</expt>

<block ablock>
/ trials = [1=atrial]
</block>

<block bblock>
/ trials = [1=btrial]
</block>

<trial atrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=atext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<trial btrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=btext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text atext>
/ items = ("A")
</text>

<text btext>
/ items = ("B")
</text>

NB: I do not recommend the above approach. I personally think it is ugly, confusing and error-prone.

Looks like I was adding my supplemental post as you were responding to my first one--you're fast!

Can you define "downside" or at least point to why you decided against using <batch>?

I just took a look at the documentation and I'm pretty sure I used <include> originally because of the statement "For web experiments requiring randomized ordering, the <include> element described below is likely a better option."

However, I have since decided to do my randomization separately from Inquisit, so that no longer applies to me, and <batch> seems like a much better option.

Also note that the <batch> element has /subjects and /groupassignment attributes (just like <expt>), which means you can assign people to different script sequences based on subject #, group # or randomly. E.g.

<batch>
/ subjects = (1 of 2)
/ file = "A.iqx"
/ file = "B.iqx"
</batch>

<batch>
/ subjects = (2 of 2)
/ file = "B.iqx"
/ file = "A.iqx"
</batch>