Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 11, 2013
Last Modified: January 11, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This Inquisit script implements the Regulatory Mode Questionnaire (RMQ) developed by Kruglanski et al (2000). The RMQ assesses 2 functional dimensions of self-regulation referred to as Assessment and Locomotion.
Assessment: aspect of self-regulation that governs a person's eagerness to spend resources on evaluation of situations (pros and cons) to work out/find the best possible solution. (-> "do the right thing")
Locomotion: aspect of self-regulation that governs a person's eagerness to spend resources to achieve movement/actions to attain goals without delays (-> "just do it and move on", the 'doers' and 'go getters')
Kruglanski, A. W., Thompson, E. P., Higgins, E. T., Atash, M. N., Pierro, A., Shah, J. Y., Spiegel, S. (2000). To "do the right thing" or to "just do it": Locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory imperatives. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 79, 793-815.
Higgins Lab: https://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/higgins/measures.html#)
3 minutes
30 6-point Likert scale questions, self-report.
File Name: regulatorymodequestionnaire_summary*.iqdat
| 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 |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| locomotionScore | Averaged score (range: 1-6) on the locomotion subscale: q1 q3, q4, q5, q8, q13R, q16, q21, q24R q25, q28, q29 => the higher the score, the higher motivation to spend resources to achieve movement/actions to attain goals without delays |
| assessmentScore | Averaged score (range: 1-6) on the assessment subscale: q2R, q6, q7, q9, q10R, q11, q15, q19, q20, q22, q27R, q30 => the higher the score, the higher motivation to spend resources on evaluation of situations (pros and cons) to work out/find the best possible solution. |
| lieScore | Averaged score (range: 1-6) on the lie subscale: q12, q14, q17, q18, q23, q26 => the higher the score, the higher movitation to select favorable response options |
File Name: rmq.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 1-6) scale: "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree" R-questions are automatically reversed scored |
| 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) |