How to Run an Experiment

There are several ways to run an Inquisit experiment.

Using Inquisit's Menus

• On Windows, Launch Inquisit from the Start Menu. On Mac OSX, double-click Inquisit.app in the Applications folder.
  
  
• Select the Open command on Inquisit's File menu.
  
  
• Choose the script file you would like to run.
  
  
• Select the Run command on Inquisit's Experiment menu.
  
  
• When prompted, enter a group id and subject id and press the OK button.

Using Windows Explorer

• Find the script file you would like to run in Windows Explorer.
  
  
• Double click on the script file.
  
  
• When prompted, enter a subject number and press the OK button.

(You can also create shortcuts to Inquisit scripts, and launch the script by double clicking on the shortcut icon. )

Using the Commmand Prompt on Windows or the Terminal on Mac

For details on running Inquisit from a command prompt, see Running an Experiment from the Command Line

Interrupting an Experiment or Block in Progress

While the experiment is running,

• Press Ctrl+b to skip the rest of the trials of the current block.
  
  
• Press Ctrl+q to immediately end the experiment.