Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 15, 2025
Last Modified: January 15, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Baroco-Short, a simple syllogism-solving test to test deductive reasoning.
Shikishima, C., Yamagata, S., Hiraishi, K., Sugimoto, Y., Murayama, K., & Ando, J. (2011). A simple syllogism-solving test: Empirical findings and implications for g research. Intelligence (Norwood), 39(2), 89–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2011.01.002
5 minute
Participants are given 5 syllogism questions consisting of 2 premises and are asked to pick the (only)
valid conclusion from 5 provided options (only 1 can be selected).
Participants are asked to spend max. 1 minute per question.
File Name: xxx_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 script was run |
| starttime | Time script was started |
| subjectid | Assigned subject id number |
| groupid | Assigned group id number |
| sessionid | Assigned session id number |
| elapsedtime | Time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| totalScore | Sum of all correct responses (Range: 0-5) |
| radioButtons.q1.response | The selected response for q1 |
| acc1 | 1 = q1 was answered correctly; 0 = otherwise |
| rt1 | The cumulative time spent on q1 (same for Q2-Q5) |
File Name: xxx.iqdat
| 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) |