Decisional Balance Matrix

Technical Manual

Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Created: January 22, 2018

Last Modified: January 25, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond

Background

This script implements a Decisional Balance Exercise

Duration

5 minutes

Description

Participants read an introduction about decision making using a cost-benefit analysis approach before they are asked to participate in a cost-benefit analysis of doing change XXX of their own choice.

Summary Data

File Name: decisionalbalanceexercise_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)

Data Fields

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
introReadingTime	The amount of time (in ms) spent on the introduction page
exerciseTime	The amount of time (in ms) spent on the exercise
change	The selected change for the excercise
textbox.changeBenefits.response	The response given for the benefits of doing change XXX
textbox.changeCosts.response	The response given for the costs of doing change XXX
textbox.notChangeBenefits.response	The response given for the benefits of NOT doing change XXX
textbox.notChangeCosts.response	The response given for costs of NOT doing change XXX

Raw Data

File Name: decisionalbalanceexercise.iqdat

Data Fields

Name	Description
date	Date the session was run
time	Time the session was run
subject, group, session	With the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build	Inquisit version number
q*_response	Response given (in assigned values)
q*_latency	How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited)