Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Millisecond thanks Dr. Edmond Sonuga-Barke for generously giving permission to include
the measure in the Millisecond Test Library!
Created: January 15, 2021
Last Modified: January 03, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Quick Delay Questionnaire (QDQ) by Clare et al (2010) to assess daily delay-related behavior.
NOTE: Please obtain permission from the authors before using this measure.
Sylvia Clare, S., Helps, S. & Sonuga-Barke, E.J.S (2010). The quick delay questionnaire: a measure of delay aversion and discounting in adults. ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord, 2, 43–48. DOI 10.1007/s12402-010-0020-4
2 minutes
10 5-point likert type self-report questionnaire, originally designed for adults. It measures delay-related behavior in regard to every day situation on two distinct dimensions: Delay Aversion (emotion related) and Delay Discounting (non emotion related)
File Name: qdq_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| delayAversion | Positive/negative emotions relating to delay q2, q4, q6R, q8R, q9R Range: 5-25 The higher the value the higher aversion to delays |
| delayDiscounting | Assigning value to delays q1, q3, q5R, q7R, q10R Range: 5-25 The higher the value the more the person discounts delays |
File Name: qdq.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (very like me) - 5 (not at all like me) R = automatically reversed scored questions (q1R, q2R, q3R, q4R) |
| 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) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions |