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eeberts525 - 9/23/2020

I am working on a task with 12 lists of 10 words each. I want to randomize the order of lists and words within a list, but want the list to be shown as a group (i.e., all 10 words of one list, then all 10 words of the next list one at a time). I am having trouble figuring out how to randomize the order of lists.

As an example, here are 2 word lists:

<item anger>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm"    
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"
</item>

<item bread>
/1 = "butter"
/2 = "food"
/3 = "eat"
/4 = "sandwich"
/5 = "rye"
/6 = "crust"
/7 = "slice"
/8 = "wine"
/9 = "loaf"
/10 = "toast"
</item>

I have tried creating a list element to combine all of the lists and randomize their order at the beginning of the experiment as shown below. I get an error in the trial element for 'textLists' because I think I need to call a text element there rather than a list, but I am wondering how to put the information from an item to a list and then a text, or if there is a better approach. I would greatly appreciate any help in solving this!

<list textLists>
/items = [anger; bread; cold; doctor; foot; fruit; music; sleep; slow; soft; spider; thief]
/select = list.listOrder.nextvalue
</list>

<trial currList>
/stimulustimes = [1 = textLists; 1000 = clearscreen]
/timeout = 2000
</trial>

<list allLists>
/poolsize = 2
/selectionrate = always
/selectionmode = random
</list>

<list listOrder>
</list>

<expt>
/ onexptbegin = [
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
</expt>

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eeberts525 - 9/23/2020

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eeberts525 - 9/23/2020

I am working on a task with 12 lists of 10 words each. I want to randomize the order of lists and words within a list, but want the list to be shown as a group (i.e., all 10 words of one list, then all 10 words of the next list one at a time). I am having trouble figuring out how to randomize the order of lists.

As an example, here are 2 word lists:

<item anger>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm"    
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"
</item>

<item bread>
/1 = "butter"
/2 = "food"
/3 = "eat"
/4 = "sandwich"
/5 = "rye"
/6 = "crust"
/7 = "slice"
/8 = "wine"
/9 = "loaf"
/10 = "toast"
</item>

I have tried creating a list element to combine all of the lists and randomize their order at the beginning of the experiment as shown below. I get an error in the trial element for 'textLists' because I think I need to call a text element there rather than a list, but I am wondering how to put the information from an item to a list and then a text, or if there is a better approach. I would greatly appreciate any help in solving this!

<list textLists>
/items = [anger; bread; cold; doctor; foot; fruit; music; sleep; slow; soft; spider; thief]
/select = list.listOrder.nextvalue
</list>

<trial currList>
/stimulustimes = [1 = textLists; 1000 = clearscreen]
/timeout = 2000
</trial>

<list allLists>
/poolsize = 2
/selectionrate = always
/selectionmode = random
</list>

<list listOrder>
</list>

<expt>
/ onexptbegin = [
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
</expt>

I have also tried combining all of the lists in a text element like below, but then I am just presented with the word 'anger' rather than the words in the 'anger' list.
<text textLists>
/items = ("anger", "bread", "cold", "doctor", "foot", "fruit", "music", "sleep", "slow", "soft", "spider", "thief")
/select = list.listOrder.nextvalue
</text>

<block angerblock>
/ trials = [1-10 = angertrial]
</block>

<trial angertrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=angertext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text angertext>
/ items = anger
/ select = noreplace
</text>

<item anger>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm" 
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"
</item>

<block breadblock>
/ trials = [1-10 = breadtrial]
</block>

<trial angertrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=breadtext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text breadtext>
/ items = bread
/ select = noreplace
</text>

<item bread>
/1 = "butter"
/2 = "food"
/3 = "eat"
/4 = "sandwich"
/5 = "rye"
/6 = "crust"
/7 = "slice"
/8 = "wine"
/9 = "loaf"
/10 = "toast"
</item>

<expt>
/ blocks = [1-2 = noreplace(angerblock, breadblock)]
</expt>

// two 10-item lists in this example
// 1 = anger
// 2 = bread
<list listnumber>
/ items = (1,2)
</list>

// list of lists
// samples item numbers from the list indicated
// by values.listnumber
<list selectionlist>
/ items = (list.angeritemnumbers.nextvalue, list.breaditemnumbers.nextvalue)
/ selectionmode = values.listnumber
</list>

//anger items are #s 1 to 10
<list angeritemnumbers>
/ items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
</list>

//bread items are #s 11 to 20
<list breaditemnumbers>
/ items = (11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20)
</list>

<item allitems>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm"
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"

/11 = "butter"
/12 = "food"
/13 = "eat"
/14 = "sandwich"
/15 = "rye"
/16 = "crust"
/17 = "slice"
/18 = "wine"
/19 = "loaf"
/20 = "toast"
</item>

<text stimulus>
/ items = allitems
/ select = list.selectionlist.nextvalue
</text>

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=stimulus]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<values>
/ listnumber = 1
</values>

// select one list at random at the start of the block
<block myblock>
/ onblockbegin = [
    values.listnumber = list.listnumber.nextvalue;
]
/ trials = [1-10 = mytrial]
</block>

//run two blocks (one per 10-item list)
<expt>
/ blocks = [1-2 = myblock]
</expt>

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Dave - 9/23/2020

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eeberts525 - 9/23/2020

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eeberts525 - 9/23/2020

I am working on a task with 12 lists of 10 words each. I want to randomize the order of lists and words within a list, but want the list to be shown as a group (i.e., all 10 words of one list, then all 10 words of the next list one at a time). I am having trouble figuring out how to randomize the order of lists.

As an example, here are 2 word lists:

<item anger>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm"    
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"
</item>

<item bread>
/1 = "butter"
/2 = "food"
/3 = "eat"
/4 = "sandwich"
/5 = "rye"
/6 = "crust"
/7 = "slice"
/8 = "wine"
/9 = "loaf"
/10 = "toast"
</item>

I have tried creating a list element to combine all of the lists and randomize their order at the beginning of the experiment as shown below. I get an error in the trial element for 'textLists' because I think I need to call a text element there rather than a list, but I am wondering how to put the information from an item to a list and then a text, or if there is a better approach. I would greatly appreciate any help in solving this!

<list textLists>
/items = [anger; bread; cold; doctor; foot; fruit; music; sleep; slow; soft; spider; thief]
/select = list.listOrder.nextvalue
</list>

<trial currList>
/stimulustimes = [1 = textLists; 1000 = clearscreen]
/timeout = 2000
</trial>

<list allLists>
/poolsize = 2
/selectionrate = always
/selectionmode = random
</list>

<list listOrder>
</list>

<expt>
/ onexptbegin = [
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
  list.listOrder.appenditem(list.allLists.nextindex);
</expt>

I have also tried combining all of the lists in a text element like below, but then I am just presented with the word 'anger' rather than the words in the 'anger' list.
<text textLists>
/items = ("anger", "bread", "cold", "doctor", "foot", "fruit", "music", "sleep", "slow", "soft", "spider", "thief")
/select = list.listOrder.nextvalue
</text>

Create separate <trial>, <text> and <block> elements for each "list". Each block runs 10 trials. Run the blocks in random order.

<block angerblock>
/ trials = [1-10 = angertrial]
</block>

<trial angertrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=angertext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text angertext>
/ items = anger
/ select = noreplace
</text>

<item anger>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm" 
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"
</item>

<block breadblock>
/ trials = [1-10 = breadtrial]
</block>

<trial angertrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=breadtext]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<text breadtext>
/ items = bread
/ select = noreplace
</text>

<item bread>
/1 = "butter"
/2 = "food"
/3 = "eat"
/4 = "sandwich"
/5 = "rye"
/6 = "crust"
/7 = "slice"
/8 = "wine"
/9 = "loaf"
/10 = "toast"
</item>

<expt>
/ blocks = [1-2 = noreplace(angerblock, breadblock)]
</expt>

Alternatively, you can boil things down to only needing a single <text>, <trial> and <block> element and select one (random) item list per block run like so:

// two 10-item lists in this example
// 1 = anger
// 2 = bread
<list listnumber>
/ items = (1,2)
</list>

// list of lists
// samples item numbers from the list indicated
// by values.listnumber
<list selectionlist>
/ items = (list.angeritemnumbers.nextvalue, list.breaditemnumbers.nextvalue)
/ selectionmode = values.listnumber
</list>

//anger items are #s 1 to 10
<list angeritemnumbers>
/ items = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
</list>

//bread items are #s 11 to 20
<list breaditemnumbers>
/ items = (11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20)
</list>

<item allitems>
/1 = "mad"
/2 = "fear"
/3 = "hate"
/4 = "rage"
/5 = "temper"
/6 = "fight"
/7 = "mean"
/8 = "calm"
/9 = "emotion"
/10 = "enrage"

/11 = "butter"
/12 = "food"
/13 = "eat"
/14 = "sandwich"
/15 = "rye"
/16 = "crust"
/17 = "slice"
/18 = "wine"
/19 = "loaf"
/20 = "toast"
</item>

<text stimulus>
/ items = allitems
/ select = list.selectionlist.nextvalue
</text>

<trial mytrial>
/ stimulusframes = [1=stimulus]
/ validresponse = (57)
</trial>

<values>
/ listnumber = 1
</values>

// select one list at random at the start of the block
<block myblock>
/ onblockbegin = [
    values.listnumber = list.listnumber.nextvalue;
]
/ trials = [1-10 = mytrial]
</block>

//run two blocks (one per 10-item list)
<expt>
/ blocks = [1-2 = myblock]
</expt>