Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 15, 2025
Last Modified: January 05, 2026 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 minutes
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. By default, participants have 5 minutes to finish the task ( this timeout can be edited under section Editable Parameters). An optional timer can be presented on screen.
File Name: baroco_short_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 |
| 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: baroco_short.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) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Ui |
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| showTimer | True = each surveypage shows a timer false = no timer is presented | false |
Timing Parameters |
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| testDuration | Sets the duration of the test in ms If you want to run the test without a 'real' time limit, set the testDuration to a sufficiently large number | 300000 |