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Heidi Umbach Hansen - 10/14/2021

Heya,

I'm trying to script the following:

Participants will be presented with two tone sequences, ranging from 4-9 notes (three trials for each step, i.e. 18 trials in total). Their task is to identify which note was different in the second sequence as compared to the first. Additionally, there should be a numbered box that represents each tone, which gets lighter in color when the tone is played, with different colors for the two melody sequences. Sound stimuli - separate sound files for each tone - These should be separated by 650 ms. Between the first and second melody, there is a 1.3 s gap.

I've hard coded it as of now, but my naive Inquisit hunch tells me there must be a much easier way to do this, but I don't know how - and right now it is messy... Would love to get some input as to how this could be done more efficiently?

The attached zip file provides an example of sound stimuli and the preliminary script.

Cheers,

Heidi

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Dave - 10/14/2021

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Heidi Umbach Hansen - 10/14/2021

Heya,

I'm trying to script the following:

Participants will be presented with two tone sequences, ranging from 4-9 notes (three trials for each step, i.e. 18 trials in total). Their task is to identify which note was different in the second sequence as compared to the first. Additionally, there should be a numbered box that represents each tone, which gets lighter in color when the tone is played, with different colors for the two melody sequences. Sound stimuli - separate sound files for each tone - These should be separated by 650 ms. Between the first and second melody, there is a 1.3 s gap.

I've hard coded it as of now, but my naive Inquisit hunch tells me there must be a much easier way to do this, but I don't know how - and right now it is messy... Would love to get some input as to how this could be done more efficiently?

The attached zip file provides an example of sound stimuli and the preliminary script.

Cheers,

Heidi

Here's an extended example which you can study and expand on:

// two octaves starting at A
// from low to high
// mp3s used in this example via https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/3u6ke7/heres_some_midi_and_mp3_files_for_individual/
<item notes>
/ 1 = "a4.mp3"
/ 2 = "a-4.mp3"
/ 3 = "b4.mp3"
/ 4 = "c4.mp3"
/ 5 = "c-4.mp3"
/ 6 = "d4.mp3"
/ 7 = "d-4.mp3"
/ 8 = "e4.mp3"
/ 9 = "f4.mp3"
/ 10 = "f-4.mp3"
/ 11 = "g4.mp3"
/ 12 = "g-4.mp3"

/ 13 = "a5.mp3"
/ 14 = "a-5.mp3"
/ 15 = "b5.mp3"
/ 16 = "c5.mp3"
/ 17 = "c-5.mp3"
/ 18 = "d5.mp3"
/ 19 = "d-5.mp3"
/ 20 = "e5.mp3"
/ 21 = "f5.mp3"
/ 22 = "f-5.mp3"
/ 23 = "g5.mp3"
/ 24 = "g-5.mp3"
</item>

<values>
/ seq_number = 0
/ note_count = 0
/ notes_in_sequence = 0
/ differing_note_number = 0
/ note = 1
</values>

<list seq_number>
/ poolsize = 4 // four sequence comparisons in this example
/ selectionmode = sequence // set to random if you want to sample sequences in random order
</list>

// two 4-note sequences, two 5-note sequences
// sequence A (first)
<list seq_a_list>
/ items = (list.4a1.nextvalue, list.4a2.nextvalue, list.5a1.nextvalue, list.5a2.nextvalue)
/ select = values.seq_number
</list>

// sequence B (second)
<list seq_b_list>
/ items = (list.4b1.nextvalue, list.4b2.nextvalue, list.5b1.nextvalue, list.5b2.nextvalue)
/ select = values.seq_number
</list>

// two 4-note sequences, two 5-note sequences
<list notes_in_sequence>
/ items = (4,4,5,5)
/ select = values.seq_number
</list>

// note number that differs between sequence A and B
<list differing_note_number>
/ items = (2,4,1,5)
/ select = values.seq_number
</list>

// first four note comparison
// sequence A
<list 4a1>
/ items = (1,13,2,14) // 'A4', 'A5', 'A#4', 'A#5'
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// sequence B
<list 4b1>
/ items = (1,3,2,14) // 'A4', 'B4', 'A#4', 'A#5'
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// second four note comparison
// sequence A
<list 4a2>
/ items = (8,10,12,14)
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// sequence B
<list 4b2>
/ items = (8,10,12,15)
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// first five note comparison
// sequence A
<list 5a1>
/ items = (8,4,19,14,6)
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// sequence B
<list 5b1>
/ items = (12,4,19,14,6)
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// second five note comparison
// sequence A
<list 5a2>
/ items = (23,5,7,19,20)
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

// sequence B
<list 5b2>
/ items = (23,5,7,19,18)
/ selectionmode = sequence
</list>

<sound note>
/ items = notes
/ select = values.note
/ playthrough = true
/ erase = false
</sound>

<trial start>
/ ontrialbegin = [
    values.seq_number = list.seq_number.nextindex;
    values.note_count = 0;
    values.notes_in_sequence = list.notes_in_sequence.nextvalue;
    values.differing_note_number = list.differing_note_number.nextvalue;
    trial.seq_a.resetstimulusframes();
    trial.seq_b.resetstimulusframes();
    trial.getresponse.resetstimulusframes();
    list.txt_list.reset();
    var i = 0;
    while (i < values.notes_in_sequence) {
        trial.seq_a.insertstimulusframe(list.txt_list.nextvalue,1);
        trial.seq_b.insertstimulusframe(list.txt_list.currentvalue, 1);
        trial.getresponse.insertstimulusframe(list.txt_list.currentvalue, 1);
        i += 1;
    };
]
/ stimulusframes = [1=clearscreen]
/ validresponse = (0)
/ trialduration = 500
/ branch = [
    return trial.seq_a;
]
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

// plays sequence 1
<trial seq_a>
/ ontrialbegin = [
    values.note_count += 1;
    values.note = list.seq_a_list.nextvalue;
    
    text.1.textbgcolor = black;
    text.2.textbgcolor = black;
    text.3.textbgcolor = black;
    text.4.textbgcolor = black;
    text.5.textbgcolor = black;
    text.6.textbgcolor = black;
    text.7.textbgcolor = black;
    text.8.textbgcolor = black;
    text.9.textbgcolor = black;
    
    if (values.note_count == 1) {
        text.1.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 2) {
        text.2.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 3) {
        text.3.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 4) {
        text.4.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 5) {
        text.5.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 6) {
        text.6.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 7) {
        text.7.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 8) {
        text.8.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    } else if (values.note_count == 9) {
        text.9.textbgcolor = darkgray;
    };
]
/ stimulusframes = [1=clearscreen, note]
/ trialduration = 650
/ validresponse = (0)
/ branch = [
    if (values.note_count < values.notes_in_sequence) {
        return trial.seq_a;
    } else {
        return trial.iti;
    }
]
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

// plays sequence 2
<trial seq_b>
/ ontrialbegin = [
    values.note_count += 1;
    values.note = list.seq_b_list.nextvalue;
    
    text.1.textbgcolor = red;
    text.2.textbgcolor = red;
    text.3.textbgcolor = red;
    text.4.textbgcolor = red;
    text.5.textbgcolor = red;
    text.6.textbgcolor = red;
    text.7.textbgcolor = red;
    text.8.textbgcolor = red;
    text.9.textbgcolor = red;
    
    if (values.note_count == 1) {
        text.1.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 2) {
        text.2.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 3) {
        text.3.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 4) {
        text.4.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 5) {
        text.5.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 6) {
        text.6.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 7) {
        text.7.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 8) {
        text.8.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    } else if (values.note_count == 9) {
        text.9.textbgcolor = lightcoral;
    };
]
/ stimulusframes = [1=clearscreen, note]
/ trialduration = 650
/ validresponse = (0)
/ branch = [
    if (values.note_count < values.notes_in_sequence) {
        return trial.seq_b;
    } else {
        return trial.getresponse;
    }
]
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

// 1300 ms pause between sequence 1 and 2
<trial iti>
/ ontrialbegin = [
    values.note_count = 0;
]
/ stimulusframes = [1=clearscreen]
/ trialduration = 1300
/ recorddata = false
/ branch = [
    return trial.seq_b;
]
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

<trial getresponse>
/ ontrialbegin = [
    text.1.textbgcolor = red;
    text.2.textbgcolor = red;
    text.3.textbgcolor = red;
    text.4.textbgcolor = red;
    text.5.textbgcolor = red;
    text.6.textbgcolor = red;
    text.7.textbgcolor = red;
    text.8.textbgcolor = red;
    text.9.textbgcolor = red;
]
/ stimulusframes = [1=clearscreen, question]
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ validresponse = (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
/ iscorrectresponse = [
    trial.getresponse.response == values.differing_note_number;
]
</trial>

<block example>
/ trials = [1-4 = start]
</block>

<text question>
/ items = ("Click on the note that differed between the two melodies.")
/ txbgcolor = white
/ txcolor = black
/ erase = true(white)
/ size = (90%, 30%)
/ position = (50%, 18%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = true(white)
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 4%, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)
</text>

<list txt_list>
/ items = (text.1, text.2, text.3, text.4, text.5, text.6, text.7, text.8, text.9)
/ selectionmode = sequence
/ selectionrate = always
</list>

<text 1>
/ items = ("1")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (20%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 2>
/ items = ("2")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (27%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 3>
/ items = ("3")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (34%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 4>
/ items = ("4")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (41%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 5>
/ items = ("5")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (48%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 6>
/ items = ("6")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (55%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 7>
/ items = ("7")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (62%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 8>
/ items = ("8")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (69%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<text 9>
/ items = ("9")
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 3%, true, false, false, false, 5, 1)
/ txbgcolor = lightcoral
/ txcolor = white
/ size = (5%, 5%)
/ position = (76%, 50%)
/ vjustify = center
/ erase = false
</text>

<defaults>
/ screencolor = white
/ txbgcolor = transparent
/ txcolor = black
/ canvasaspectratio = (4,3)
/ inputdevice = mouse
/ fontstyle = ("Avenir", 5%, false)
</defaults>