diff --git a/rds_task.psyexp b/rds_task.psyexp
index 60c83e0c41f1ddc6dc338f5f639135163d9dbd13..41cefdacda4e8fcecad4d24168ea156e6edf663d 100644
--- a/rds_task.psyexp
+++ b/rds_task.psyexp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
<Param name="Enable Escape" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="Experiment info" updates="None" val="{'participant': '', 'session': '001'}" valType="code"/>
<Param name="Force stereo" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
- <Param name="Full-screen window" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="Full-screen window" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="HTML path" updates="None" val="html" valType="str"/>
<Param name="Incomplete URL" updates="None" val="" valType="str"/>
<Param name="JS libs" updates="None" val="packaged" valType="str"/>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
<Param name="Show mouse" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="Units" updates="None" val="deg" valType="str"/>
<Param name="Use version" updates="None" val="" valType="str"/>
- <Param name="Window size (pixels)" updates="None" val="[1920, 1080]" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="Window size (pixels)" updates="None" val="[1600, 900]" valType="code"/>
<Param name="blendMode" updates="None" val="avg" valType="str"/>
<Param name="color" updates="None" val="$[0,0,0]" valType="str"/>
<Param name="colorSpace" updates="None" val="rgb" valType="str"/>
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@
</Settings>
<Routines>
<Routine name="trial">
+ <CodeComponent name="sequence">
+ <Param name="Begin Experiment" updates="constant" val="MINLEVEL=0&#10;MAXLEVEL=9" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="Begin JS Experiment" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="Begin JS Routine" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="Begin Routine" updates="constant" val="sequence=np.random.randint(0,10,MAXLEVEL-level+1)&#10;stair.addOtherData('digits.stimulus', sequence)" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="Code Type" updates="None" val="Py" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="Each Frame" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="Each JS Frame" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="End Experiment" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="End JS Experiment" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="End JS Routine" updates="constant" val="" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="End Routine" updates="constant" val="resp.corr = [int(k) for k in resp.keys] == list(np.flip(sequence))&#10;stair.addResponse(resp.corr)&#10;stair.addOtherData('resp.keys', resp.keys)" valType="extendedCode"/>
+ <Param name="disabled" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="name" updates="None" val="sequence" valType="code"/>
+ </CodeComponent>
<TextComponent name="digits">
<Param name="color" updates="constant" val="white" valType="str"/>
<Param name="colorSpace" updates="constant" val="rgb" valType="str"/>
@@ -49,14 +64,32 @@
<Param name="saveStartStop" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="startEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
<Param name="startType" updates="None" val="time (s)" valType="str"/>
- <Param name="startVal" updates="None" val="1" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="startVal" updates="None" val="0" valType="code"/>
<Param name="stopType" updates="None" val="duration (s)" valType="str"/>
<Param name="stopVal" updates="constant" val="1.0" valType="code"/>
<Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
- <Param name="text" updates="constant" val="3" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="text" updates="set every repeat" val="$str(sequence)[1:-1]" valType="str"/>
<Param name="units" updates="None" val="from exp settings" valType="str"/>
- <Param name="wrapWidth" updates="constant" val="" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="wrapWidth" updates="constant" val="30" valType="code"/>
</TextComponent>
+ <KeyboardComponent name="resp">
+ <Param name="allowedKeys" updates="constant" val="'0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9'" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="correctAns" updates="constant" val="" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="disabled" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="discard previous" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="durationEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="forceEndRoutine" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="name" updates="None" val="resp" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="saveStartStop" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="startEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="startType" updates="None" val="time (s)" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="startVal" updates="None" val="0" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="stopType" updates="None" val="duration (s)" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="stopVal" updates="constant" val="2" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="store" updates="constant" val="all keys" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="storeCorrect" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ </KeyboardComponent>
</Routine>
<Routine name="Instruction">
<TextComponent name="instruction">
@@ -72,7 +105,7 @@
<Param name="opacity" updates="constant" val="1" valType="code"/>
<Param name="ori" updates="constant" val="0" valType="code"/>
<Param name="pos" updates="constant" val="(0, 0)" valType="code"/>
- <Param name="saveStartStop" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="saveStartStop" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="startEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
<Param name="startType" updates="None" val="time (s)" valType="str"/>
<Param name="startVal" updates="None" val="0.0" valType="code"/>
@@ -87,36 +120,40 @@
<Param name="allowedKeys" updates="constant" val="'space'" valType="code"/>
<Param name="correctAns" updates="constant" val="" valType="str"/>
<Param name="disabled" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
- <Param name="discard previous" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="discard previous" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="durationEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
<Param name="forceEndRoutine" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="name" updates="None" val="key_start" valType="code"/>
- <Param name="saveStartStop" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="saveStartStop" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
<Param name="startEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
<Param name="startType" updates="None" val="time (s)" valType="str"/>
<Param name="startVal" updates="None" val="0.0" valType="code"/>
<Param name="stopType" updates="None" val="duration (s)" valType="str"/>
<Param name="stopVal" updates="constant" val="" valType="code"/>
- <Param name="store" updates="constant" val="last key" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="store" updates="constant" val="nothing" valType="str"/>
<Param name="storeCorrect" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
- <Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
</KeyboardComponent>
</Routine>
</Routines>
<Flow>
<Routine name="Instruction"/>
- <LoopInitiator loopType="TrialHandler" name="trials">
- <Param name="Selected rows" updates="None" val="" valType="str"/>
- <Param name="conditions" updates="None" val="None" valType="str"/>
- <Param name="conditionsFile" updates="None" val="" valType="str"/>
+ <LoopInitiator loopType="StairHandler" name="stair">
+ <Param name="N down" updates="None" val="1" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="N reversals" updates="None" val="1" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="N up" updates="None" val="1" valType="code"/>
<Param name="endPoints" updates="None" val="[0, 1]" valType="num"/>
<Param name="isTrials" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
- <Param name="loopType" updates="None" val="sequential" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="loopType" updates="None" val="staircase" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="max value" updates="None" val="MAXLEVEL" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="min value" updates="None" val="MINLEVEL" valType="code"/>
<Param name="nReps" updates="None" val="20" valType="code"/>
- <Param name="name" updates="None" val="trials" valType="code"/>
- <Param name="random seed" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="name" updates="None" val="stair" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="start value" updates="None" val="MAXLEVEL-1" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="step sizes" updates="None" val="[1]" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="step type" updates="None" val="lin" valType="str"/>
</LoopInitiator>
<Routine name="trial"/>
- <LoopTerminator name="trials"/>
+ <LoopTerminator name="stair"/>
</Flow>
</PsychoPy2experiment>
diff --git a/rds_task.py b/rds_task.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b55782594c23692f96efde9a4d789b56070f741e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rds_task.py
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+This experiment was created using PsychoPy3 Experiment Builder (v3.2.0),
+ on November 13, 2019, at 18:38
+If you publish work using this script the most relevant publication is:
+
+ Peirce J, Gray JR, Simpson S, MacAskill M, Höchenberger R, Sogo H, Kastman E, Lindeløv JK. (2019)
+ PsychoPy2: Experiments in behavior made easy Behav Res 51: 195.
+ https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-018-01193-y
+
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division
+
+from psychopy import locale_setup
+from psychopy import prefs
+from psychopy import sound, gui, visual, core, data, event, logging, clock
+from psychopy.constants import (NOT_STARTED, STARTED, PLAYING, PAUSED,
+ STOPPED, FINISHED, PRESSED, RELEASED, FOREVER)
+
+import numpy as np # whole numpy lib is available, prepend 'np.'
+from numpy import (sin, cos, tan, log, log10, pi, average,
+ sqrt, std, deg2rad, rad2deg, linspace, asarray)
+from numpy.random import random, randint, normal, shuffle
+import os # handy system and path functions
+import sys # to get file system encoding
+
+from psychopy.hardware import keyboard
+
+# Ensure that relative paths start from the same directory as this script
+_thisDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+os.chdir(_thisDir)
+
+# Store info about the experiment session
+psychopyVersion = '3.2.0'
+expName = 'rds_task' # from the Builder filename that created this script
+expInfo = {'participant': '', 'session': '001'}
+dlg = gui.DlgFromDict(dictionary=expInfo, sortKeys=False, title=expName)
+if dlg.OK == False:
+ core.quit() # user pressed cancel
+expInfo['date'] = data.getDateStr() # add a simple timestamp
+expInfo['expName'] = expName
+expInfo['psychopyVersion'] = psychopyVersion
+
+# Data file name stem = absolute path + name; later add .psyexp, .csv, .log, etc
+filename = _thisDir + os.sep + u'data/%s_%s_%s' % (expInfo['participant'], expName, expInfo['date'])
+
+# An ExperimentHandler isn't essential but helps with data saving
+thisExp = data.ExperimentHandler(name=expName, version='',
+ extraInfo=expInfo, runtimeInfo=None,
+ originPath='D:\\Projects\\reverse-digit-span-task\\rds_task.py',
+ savePickle=True, saveWideText=True,
+ dataFileName=filename)
+# save a log file for detail verbose info
+logFile = logging.LogFile(filename+'.log', level=logging.EXP)
+logging.console.setLevel(logging.WARNING) # this outputs to the screen, not a file
+
+endExpNow = False # flag for 'escape' or other condition => quit the exp
+frameTolerance = 0.001 # how close to onset before 'same' frame
+
+# Start Code - component code to be run before the window creation
+
+# Setup the Window
+win = visual.Window(
+ size=[1600, 900], fullscr=False, screen=0,
+ winType='pyglet', allowGUI=True, allowStencil=False,
+ monitor='testMonitor', color=[0,0,0], colorSpace='rgb',
+ blendMode='avg', useFBO=True,
+ units='deg')
+# store frame rate of monitor if we can measure it
+expInfo['frameRate'] = win.getActualFrameRate()
+if expInfo['frameRate'] != None:
+ frameDur = 1.0 / round(expInfo['frameRate'])
+else:
+ frameDur = 1.0 / 60.0 # could not measure, so guess
+
+# create a default keyboard (e.g. to check for escape)
+defaultKeyboard = keyboard.Keyboard()
+
+# Initialize components for Routine "Instruction"
+InstructionClock = core.Clock()
+instruction = visual.TextStim(win=win, name='instruction',
+ text='Press SPACE to start',
+ font='Arial',
+ pos=(0, 0), height=2.5, wrapWidth=None, ori=0,
+ color='white', colorSpace='rgb', opacity=1,
+ languageStyle='LTR',
+ depth=0.0);
+key_start = keyboard.Keyboard()
+
+# Initialize components for Routine "trial"
+trialClock = core.Clock()
+MINLEVEL=0
+MAXLEVEL=9
+digits = visual.TextStim(win=win, name='digits',
+ text='default text',
+ font='Arial',
+ pos=(0, 0), height=2.5, wrapWidth=30, ori=0,
+ color='white', colorSpace='rgb', opacity=1,
+ languageStyle='LTR',
+ depth=-1.0);
+resp = keyboard.Keyboard()
+
+# Create some handy timers
+globalClock = core.Clock() # to track the time since experiment started
+routineTimer = core.CountdownTimer() # to track time remaining of each (non-slip) routine
+
+# ------Prepare to start Routine "Instruction"-------
+# update component parameters for each repeat
+key_start.keys = []
+key_start.rt = []
+# keep track of which components have finished
+InstructionComponents = [instruction, key_start]
+for thisComponent in InstructionComponents:
+ thisComponent.tStart = None
+ thisComponent.tStop = None
+ thisComponent.tStartRefresh = None
+ thisComponent.tStopRefresh = None
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, 'status'):
+ thisComponent.status = NOT_STARTED
+# reset timers
+t = 0
+_timeToFirstFrame = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock="now")
+InstructionClock.reset(-_timeToFirstFrame) # t0 is time of first possible flip
+frameN = -1
+continueRoutine = True
+
+# -------Run Routine "Instruction"-------
+while continueRoutine:
+ # get current time
+ t = InstructionClock.getTime()
+ tThisFlip = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock=InstructionClock)
+ tThisFlipGlobal = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock=None)
+ frameN = frameN + 1 # number of completed frames (so 0 is the first frame)
+ # update/draw components on each frame
+
+ # *instruction* updates
+ if instruction.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0.0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ instruction.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ instruction.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ instruction.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(instruction, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ instruction.setAutoDraw(True)
+ if instruction.status == STARTED:
+ if bool(False):
+ # keep track of stop time/frame for later
+ instruction.tStop = t # not accounting for scr refresh
+ instruction.frameNStop = frameN # exact frame index
+ win.timeOnFlip(instruction, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ instruction.setAutoDraw(False)
+
+ # *key_start* updates
+ if key_start.status == NOT_STARTED and t >= 0.0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ key_start.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ key_start.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ key_start.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(key_start, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ key_start.status = STARTED
+ # keyboard checking is just starting
+ if key_start.status == STARTED:
+ theseKeys = key_start.getKeys(keyList=['space'], waitRelease=False)
+ if len(theseKeys):
+ theseKeys = theseKeys[0] # at least one key was pressed
+
+ # check for quit:
+ if "escape" == theseKeys:
+ endExpNow = True
+ # a response ends the routine
+ continueRoutine = False
+
+ # check for quit (typically the Esc key)
+ if endExpNow or defaultKeyboard.getKeys(keyList=["escape"]):
+ core.quit()
+
+ # check if all components have finished
+ if not continueRoutine: # a component has requested a forced-end of Routine
+ break
+ continueRoutine = False # will revert to True if at least one component still running
+ for thisComponent in InstructionComponents:
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, "status") and thisComponent.status != FINISHED:
+ continueRoutine = True
+ break # at least one component has not yet finished
+
+ # refresh the screen
+ if continueRoutine: # don't flip if this routine is over or we'll get a blank screen
+ win.flip()
+
+# -------Ending Routine "Instruction"-------
+for thisComponent in InstructionComponents:
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, "setAutoDraw"):
+ thisComponent.setAutoDraw(False)
+# the Routine "Instruction" was not non-slip safe, so reset the non-slip timer
+routineTimer.reset()
+
+# --------Prepare to start Staircase "stair" --------
+# set up handler to look after next chosen value etc
+stair = data.StairHandler(startVal=MAXLEVEL-1, extraInfo=expInfo,
+ stepSizes=[1], stepType='lin',
+ nReversals=1, nTrials=20,
+ nUp=1, nDown=1,
+ minVal=MINLEVEL, maxVal=MAXLEVEL,
+ originPath=-1, name='stair')
+thisExp.addLoop(stair) # add the loop to the experiment
+level = thisStair = MAXLEVEL-1 # initialise some vals
+
+for thisStair in stair:
+ currentLoop = stair
+ level = thisStair
+
+ # ------Prepare to start Routine "trial"-------
+ routineTimer.add(2.000000)
+ # update component parameters for each repeat
+ sequence=np.random.randint(0,10,MAXLEVEL-level+1)
+ stair.addOtherData('digits.stimulus', sequence)
+ digits.setText(str(sequence)[1:-1])
+ resp.keys = []
+ resp.rt = []
+ # keep track of which components have finished
+ trialComponents = [digits, resp]
+ for thisComponent in trialComponents:
+ thisComponent.tStart = None
+ thisComponent.tStop = None
+ thisComponent.tStartRefresh = None
+ thisComponent.tStopRefresh = None
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, 'status'):
+ thisComponent.status = NOT_STARTED
+ # reset timers
+ t = 0
+ _timeToFirstFrame = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock="now")
+ trialClock.reset(-_timeToFirstFrame) # t0 is time of first possible flip
+ frameN = -1
+ continueRoutine = True
+
+ # -------Run Routine "trial"-------
+ while continueRoutine and routineTimer.getTime() > 0:
+ # get current time
+ t = trialClock.getTime()
+ tThisFlip = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock=trialClock)
+ tThisFlipGlobal = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock=None)
+ frameN = frameN + 1 # number of completed frames (so 0 is the first frame)
+ # update/draw components on each frame
+
+ # *digits* updates
+ if digits.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ digits.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ digits.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ digits.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(digits, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ digits.setAutoDraw(True)
+ if digits.status == STARTED:
+ # is it time to stop? (based on global clock, using actual start)
+ if tThisFlipGlobal > digits.tStartRefresh + 1.0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of stop time/frame for later
+ digits.tStop = t # not accounting for scr refresh
+ digits.frameNStop = frameN # exact frame index
+ win.timeOnFlip(digits, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ digits.setAutoDraw(False)
+
+ # *resp* updates
+ waitOnFlip = False
+ if resp.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ resp.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ resp.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ resp.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(resp, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ resp.status = STARTED
+ # keyboard checking is just starting
+ waitOnFlip = True
+ win.callOnFlip(resp.clock.reset) # t=0 on next screen flip
+ win.callOnFlip(resp.clearEvents, eventType='keyboard') # clear events on next screen flip
+ if resp.status == STARTED:
+ # is it time to stop? (based on global clock, using actual start)
+ if tThisFlipGlobal > resp.tStartRefresh + 2-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of stop time/frame for later
+ resp.tStop = t # not accounting for scr refresh
+ resp.frameNStop = frameN # exact frame index
+ win.timeOnFlip(resp, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ resp.status = FINISHED
+ if resp.status == STARTED and not waitOnFlip:
+ theseKeys = resp.getKeys(keyList=['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'], waitRelease=False)
+ if len(theseKeys):
+ theseKeys = theseKeys[0] # at least one key was pressed
+
+ # check for quit:
+ if "escape" == theseKeys:
+ endExpNow = True
+ resp.keys.append(theseKeys.name) # storing all keys
+ resp.rt.append(theseKeys.rt)
+
+ # check for quit (typically the Esc key)
+ if endExpNow or defaultKeyboard.getKeys(keyList=["escape"]):
+ core.quit()
+
+ # check if all components have finished
+ if not continueRoutine: # a component has requested a forced-end of Routine
+ break
+ continueRoutine = False # will revert to True if at least one component still running
+ for thisComponent in trialComponents:
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, "status") and thisComponent.status != FINISHED:
+ continueRoutine = True
+ break # at least one component has not yet finished
+
+ # refresh the screen
+ if continueRoutine: # don't flip if this routine is over or we'll get a blank screen
+ win.flip()
+
+ # -------Ending Routine "trial"-------
+ for thisComponent in trialComponents:
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, "setAutoDraw"):
+ thisComponent.setAutoDraw(False)
+ resp.corr = [int(k) for k in resp.keys] == list(np.flip(sequence))
+ stair.addResponse(resp.corr)
+ stair.addOtherData('resp.keys', resp.keys)
+ stair.addOtherData('digits.started', digits.tStartRefresh)
+ stair.addOtherData('digits.stopped', digits.tStopRefresh)
+ # check responses
+ if resp.keys in ['', [], None]: # No response was made
+ resp.keys = None
+ stair.addOtherData('resp.started', resp.tStartRefresh)
+ stair.addOtherData('resp.stopped', resp.tStopRefresh)
+ thisExp.nextEntry()
+
+# staircase completed
+
+
+# Flip one final time so any remaining win.callOnFlip()
+# and win.timeOnFlip() tasks get executed before quitting
+win.flip()
+
+# these shouldn't be strictly necessary (should auto-save)
+thisExp.saveAsWideText(filename+'.csv')
+thisExp.saveAsPickle(filename)
+logging.flush()
+# make sure everything is closed down
+thisExp.abort() # or data files will save again on exit
+win.close()
+core.quit()
diff --git a/rds_task_lastrun.py b/rds_task_lastrun.py
index fa539d41dbbaaec3a562cc66543a4f7ab79cdcf5..49813a75f848143c9fb6eae618c0a63218853894 100644
--- a/rds_task_lastrun.py
+++ b/rds_task_lastrun.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
This experiment was created using PsychoPy3 Experiment Builder (v3.2.0),
- on November 04, 2019, at 16:17
+ on November 13, 2019, at 18:35
If you publish work using this script the most relevant publication is:
Peirce J, Gray JR, Simpson S, MacAskill M, Höchenberger R, Sogo H, Kastman E, Lindeløv JK. (2019)
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ frameTolerance = 0.001 # how close to onset before 'same' frame
# Setup the Window
win = visual.Window(
- size=[1920, 1080], fullscr=True, screen=0,
- winType='pyglet', allowGUI=False, allowStencil=False,
+ size=[1600, 900], fullscr=False, screen=0,
+ winType='pyglet', allowGUI=True, allowStencil=False,
monitor='testMonitor', color=[0,0,0], colorSpace='rgb',
blendMode='avg', useFBO=True,
units='deg')
@@ -91,13 +91,16 @@ key_start = keyboard.Keyboard()
# Initialize components for Routine "trial"
trialClock = core.Clock()
+MINLEVEL=0
+MAXLEVEL=9
digits = visual.TextStim(win=win, name='digits',
- text='3',
+ text='default text',
font='Arial',
- pos=(0, 0), height=2.5, wrapWidth=None, ori=0,
+ pos=(0, 0), height=2.5, wrapWidth=30, ori=0,
color='white', colorSpace='rgb', opacity=1,
languageStyle='LTR',
- depth=0.0);
+ depth=-1.0);
+resp = keyboard.Keyboard()
# Create some handy timers
globalClock = core.Clock() # to track the time since experiment started
@@ -149,8 +152,7 @@ while continueRoutine:
instruction.setAutoDraw(False)
# *key_start* updates
- waitOnFlip = False
- if key_start.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0.0-frameTolerance:
+ if key_start.status == NOT_STARTED and t >= 0.0-frameTolerance:
# keep track of start time/frame for later
key_start.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
key_start.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
@@ -158,10 +160,7 @@ while continueRoutine:
win.timeOnFlip(key_start, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
key_start.status = STARTED
# keyboard checking is just starting
- waitOnFlip = True
- win.callOnFlip(key_start.clock.reset) # t=0 on next screen flip
- win.callOnFlip(key_start.clearEvents, eventType='keyboard') # clear events on next screen flip
- if key_start.status == STARTED and not waitOnFlip:
+ if key_start.status == STARTED:
theseKeys = key_start.getKeys(keyList=['space'], waitRelease=False)
if len(theseKeys):
theseKeys = theseKeys[0] # at least one key was pressed
@@ -169,8 +168,6 @@ while continueRoutine:
# check for quit:
if "escape" == theseKeys:
endExpNow = True
- key_start.keys = theseKeys.name # just the last key pressed
- key_start.rt = theseKeys.rt
# a response ends the routine
continueRoutine = False
@@ -195,44 +192,34 @@ while continueRoutine:
for thisComponent in InstructionComponents:
if hasattr(thisComponent, "setAutoDraw"):
thisComponent.setAutoDraw(False)
-thisExp.addData('instruction.started', instruction.tStartRefresh)
-thisExp.addData('instruction.stopped', instruction.tStopRefresh)
-# check responses
-if key_start.keys in ['', [], None]: # No response was made
- key_start.keys = None
-thisExp.addData('key_start.keys',key_start.keys)
-if key_start.keys != None: # we had a response
- thisExp.addData('key_start.rt', key_start.rt)
-thisExp.addData('key_start.started', key_start.tStartRefresh)
-thisExp.addData('key_start.stopped', key_start.tStopRefresh)
-thisExp.nextEntry()
# the Routine "Instruction" was not non-slip safe, so reset the non-slip timer
routineTimer.reset()
-# set up handler to look after randomisation of conditions etc
-trials = data.TrialHandler(nReps=20, method='sequential',
- extraInfo=expInfo, originPath=-1,
- trialList=[None],
- seed=None, name='trials')
-thisExp.addLoop(trials) # add the loop to the experiment
-thisTrial = trials.trialList[0] # so we can initialise stimuli with some values
-# abbreviate parameter names if possible (e.g. rgb = thisTrial.rgb)
-if thisTrial != None:
- for paramName in thisTrial:
- exec('{} = thisTrial[paramName]'.format(paramName))
+# --------Prepare to start Staircase "stair" --------
+# set up handler to look after next chosen value etc
+stair = data.StairHandler(startVal=MAXLEVEL-1, extraInfo=expInfo,
+ stepSizes=[1], stepType='lin',
+ nReversals=1, nTrials=20,
+ nUp=1, nDown=1,
+ minVal=MINLEVEL, maxVal=MAXLEVEL,
+ originPath=-1, name='stair')
+thisExp.addLoop(stair) # add the loop to the experiment
+level = thisStair = MAXLEVEL-1 # initialise some vals
-for thisTrial in trials:
- currentLoop = trials
- # abbreviate parameter names if possible (e.g. rgb = thisTrial.rgb)
- if thisTrial != None:
- for paramName in thisTrial:
- exec('{} = thisTrial[paramName]'.format(paramName))
+for thisStair in stair:
+ currentLoop = stair
+ level = thisStair
# ------Prepare to start Routine "trial"-------
routineTimer.add(2.000000)
# update component parameters for each repeat
+ sequence=np.random.randint(0,10,MAXLEVEL-level+1)
+ stair.addOtherData('digits.stimulus', sequence)
+ digits.setText(str(sequence)[1:-1])
+ resp.keys = []
+ resp.rt = []
# keep track of which components have finished
- trialComponents = [digits]
+ trialComponents = [digits, resp]
for thisComponent in trialComponents:
thisComponent.tStart = None
thisComponent.tStop = None
@@ -257,7 +244,7 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
# update/draw components on each frame
# *digits* updates
- if digits.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 1-frameTolerance:
+ if digits.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0-frameTolerance:
# keep track of start time/frame for later
digits.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
digits.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
@@ -273,6 +260,38 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
win.timeOnFlip(digits, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
digits.setAutoDraw(False)
+ # *resp* updates
+ waitOnFlip = False
+ if resp.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ resp.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ resp.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ resp.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(resp, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ resp.status = STARTED
+ # keyboard checking is just starting
+ waitOnFlip = True
+ win.callOnFlip(resp.clock.reset) # t=0 on next screen flip
+ win.callOnFlip(resp.clearEvents, eventType='keyboard') # clear events on next screen flip
+ if resp.status == STARTED:
+ # is it time to stop? (based on global clock, using actual start)
+ if tThisFlipGlobal > resp.tStartRefresh + 2-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of stop time/frame for later
+ resp.tStop = t # not accounting for scr refresh
+ resp.frameNStop = frameN # exact frame index
+ win.timeOnFlip(resp, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ resp.status = FINISHED
+ if resp.status == STARTED and not waitOnFlip:
+ theseKeys = resp.getKeys(keyList=['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'], waitRelease=False)
+ if len(theseKeys):
+ theseKeys = theseKeys[0] # at least one key was pressed
+
+ # check for quit:
+ if "escape" == theseKeys:
+ endExpNow = True
+ resp.keys.append(theseKeys.name) # storing all keys
+ resp.rt.append(theseKeys.rt)
+
# check for quit (typically the Esc key)
if endExpNow or defaultKeyboard.getKeys(keyList=["escape"]):
core.quit()
@@ -294,11 +313,19 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
for thisComponent in trialComponents:
if hasattr(thisComponent, "setAutoDraw"):
thisComponent.setAutoDraw(False)
- trials.addData('digits.started', digits.tStartRefresh)
- trials.addData('digits.stopped', digits.tStopRefresh)
+ resp.corr = [int(k) for k in resp.keys] == list(np.flip(sequence))
+ stair.addResponse(resp.corr)
+ stair.addOtherData('resp.keys', resp.keys)
+ stair.addOtherData('digits.started', digits.tStartRefresh)
+ stair.addOtherData('digits.stopped', digits.tStopRefresh)
+ # check responses
+ if resp.keys in ['', [], None]: # No response was made
+ resp.keys = None
+ stair.addOtherData('resp.started', resp.tStartRefresh)
+ stair.addOtherData('resp.stopped', resp.tStopRefresh)
thisExp.nextEntry()
-# completed 20 repeats of 'trials'
+# staircase completed
# Flip one final time so any remaining win.callOnFlip()