diff --git a/three-back.psyexp b/three-back.psyexp
index 64a6a3c375e6b27d4212784a2a9ab663b645808d..2548f61362a1968a0efd3a75af9ff93a6cf3e9f8 100644
--- a/three-back.psyexp
+++ b/three-back.psyexp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
<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="2" 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="0.03" valType="code"/>
<Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
@@ -57,9 +57,72 @@
<Param name="units" updates="None" val="from exp settings" valType="str"/>
<Param name="wrapWidth" updates="constant" val="" valType="code"/>
</TextComponent>
+ <KeyboardComponent name="key_resp">
+ <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="durationEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="forceEndRoutine" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="name" updates="None" val="key_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="0.0" 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="last key" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="storeCorrect" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="constant" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ </KeyboardComponent>
+ </Routine>
+ <Routine name="Instructions">
+ <TextComponent name="instructions">
+ <Param name="color" updates="constant" val="white" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="colorSpace" updates="constant" val="rgb" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="disabled" updates="None" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="durationEstim" updates="None" val="" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="flip" updates="constant" val="" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="font" updates="constant" val="Arial" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="languageStyle" updates="None" val="LTR" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="letterHeight" updates="constant" val="2.4" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="name" updates="None" val="instructions" valType="code"/>
+ <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="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="condition" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="stopVal" updates="constant" val="False" valType="code"/>
+ <Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="None" val="True" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="text" updates="constant" val="Press SPACE to start" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="units" updates="None" val="from exp settings" valType="str"/>
+ <Param name="wrapWidth" updates="constant" val="" valType="code"/>
+ </TextComponent>
+ <KeyboardComponent name="key_start">
+ <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="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="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="storeCorrect" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ <Param name="syncScreenRefresh" updates="constant" val="False" valType="bool"/>
+ </KeyboardComponent>
</Routine>
</Routines>
<Flow>
+ <Routine name="Instructions"/>
<LoopInitiator loopType="TrialHandler" name="trials">
<Param name="Selected rows" updates="None" val="" valType="str"/>
<Param name="conditions" updates="None" val="None" valType="str"/>
diff --git a/three-back_lastrun.py b/three-back_lastrun.py
index ac5c32cd2a4eece8ccd02be3ddc358eec2e22f5d..54ca775f6a09e1f2415cf942195d3c3899a89dd3 100644
--- a/three-back_lastrun.py
+++ b/three-back_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 11:23
+ on November 04, 2019, at 11:31
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)
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ else:
# create a default keyboard (e.g. to check for escape)
defaultKeyboard = keyboard.Keyboard()
+# Initialize components for Routine "Instructions"
+InstructionsClock = core.Clock()
+instructions = visual.TextStim(win=win, name='instructions',
+ text='Press SPACE to start',
+ font='Arial',
+ pos=(0, 0), height=2.4, 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()
letter = visual.TextStim(win=win, name='letter',
@@ -87,11 +98,115 @@ letter = visual.TextStim(win=win, name='letter',
color='white', colorSpace='rgb', opacity=1,
languageStyle='LTR',
depth=0.0);
+key_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 "Instructions"-------
+# update component parameters for each repeat
+key_start.keys = []
+key_start.rt = []
+# keep track of which components have finished
+InstructionsComponents = [instructions, key_start]
+for thisComponent in InstructionsComponents:
+ 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")
+InstructionsClock.reset(-_timeToFirstFrame) # t0 is time of first possible flip
+frameN = -1
+continueRoutine = True
+
+# -------Run Routine "Instructions"-------
+while continueRoutine:
+ # get current time
+ t = InstructionsClock.getTime()
+ tThisFlip = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock=InstructionsClock)
+ tThisFlipGlobal = win.getFutureFlipTime(clock=None)
+ frameN = frameN + 1 # number of completed frames (so 0 is the first frame)
+ # update/draw components on each frame
+
+ # *instructions* updates
+ if instructions.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0.0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ instructions.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ instructions.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ instructions.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(instructions, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ instructions.setAutoDraw(True)
+ if instructions.status == STARTED:
+ if bool(False):
+ # keep track of stop time/frame for later
+ instructions.tStop = t # not accounting for scr refresh
+ instructions.frameNStop = frameN # exact frame index
+ win.timeOnFlip(instructions, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ instructions.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
+ key_start.clock.reset() # now t=0
+ 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
+ key_start.keys = theseKeys.name # just the last key pressed
+ key_start.rt = theseKeys.rt
+ # 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 InstructionsComponents:
+ 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 "Instructions"-------
+for thisComponent in InstructionsComponents:
+ if hasattr(thisComponent, "setAutoDraw"):
+ thisComponent.setAutoDraw(False)
+thisExp.addData('instructions.started', instructions.tStartRefresh)
+thisExp.addData('instructions.stopped', instructions.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.tStart)
+thisExp.addData('key_start.stopped', key_start.tStop)
+thisExp.nextEntry()
+# the Routine "Instructions" 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='random',
extraInfo=expInfo, originPath=-1,
@@ -112,11 +227,13 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
exec('{} = thisTrial[paramName]'.format(paramName))
# ------Prepare to start Routine "trial"-------
- routineTimer.add(2.030000)
+ routineTimer.add(2.000000)
# update component parameters for each repeat
letter.setText('a')
+ key_resp.keys = []
+ key_resp.rt = []
# keep track of which components have finished
- trialComponents = [letter]
+ trialComponents = [letter, key_resp]
for thisComponent in trialComponents:
thisComponent.tStart = None
thisComponent.tStop = None
@@ -141,7 +258,7 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
# update/draw components on each frame
# *letter* updates
- if letter.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 2-frameTolerance:
+ if letter.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0-frameTolerance:
# keep track of start time/frame for later
letter.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
letter.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
@@ -157,6 +274,43 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
win.timeOnFlip(letter, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
letter.setAutoDraw(False)
+ # *key_resp* updates
+ waitOnFlip = False
+ if key_resp.status == NOT_STARTED and tThisFlip >= 0.0-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of start time/frame for later
+ key_resp.frameNStart = frameN # exact frame index
+ key_resp.tStart = t # local t and not account for scr refresh
+ key_resp.tStartRefresh = tThisFlipGlobal # on global time
+ win.timeOnFlip(key_resp, 'tStartRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ key_resp.status = STARTED
+ # keyboard checking is just starting
+ waitOnFlip = True
+ win.callOnFlip(key_resp.clock.reset) # t=0 on next screen flip
+ win.callOnFlip(key_resp.clearEvents, eventType='keyboard') # clear events on next screen flip
+ if key_resp.status == STARTED:
+ # is it time to stop? (based on global clock, using actual start)
+ if tThisFlipGlobal > key_resp.tStartRefresh + 2-frameTolerance:
+ # keep track of stop time/frame for later
+ key_resp.tStop = t # not accounting for scr refresh
+ key_resp.frameNStop = frameN # exact frame index
+ win.timeOnFlip(key_resp, 'tStopRefresh') # time at next scr refresh
+ key_resp.status = FINISHED
+ if key_resp.status == STARTED and not waitOnFlip:
+ theseKeys = key_resp.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
+ key_resp.keys = theseKeys.name # just the last key pressed
+ key_resp.rt = theseKeys.rt
+ # was this 'correct'?
+ if (key_resp.keys == str('')) or (key_resp.keys == ''):
+ key_resp.corr = 1
+ else:
+ key_resp.corr = 0
+
# check for quit (typically the Esc key)
if endExpNow or defaultKeyboard.getKeys(keyList=["escape"]):
core.quit()
@@ -180,6 +334,21 @@ for thisTrial in trials:
thisComponent.setAutoDraw(False)
trials.addData('letter.started', letter.tStartRefresh)
trials.addData('letter.stopped', letter.tStopRefresh)
+ # check responses
+ if key_resp.keys in ['', [], None]: # No response was made
+ key_resp.keys = None
+ # was no response the correct answer?!
+ if str('').lower() == 'none':
+ key_resp.corr = 1; # correct non-response
+ else:
+ key_resp.corr = 0; # failed to respond (incorrectly)
+ # store data for trials (TrialHandler)
+ trials.addData('key_resp.keys',key_resp.keys)
+ trials.addData('key_resp.corr', key_resp.corr)
+ if key_resp.keys != None: # we had a response
+ trials.addData('key_resp.rt', key_resp.rt)
+ trials.addData('key_resp.started', key_resp.tStartRefresh)
+ trials.addData('key_resp.stopped', key_resp.tStopRefresh)
thisExp.nextEntry()
# completed 20 repeats of 'trials'