modified_sequential_priming_task [MGTO]

This is a variation of the Sequential priming task I did where participants are required to categorize the words into two categories of “self” versus “other” rather than “positive” or “negative”. This was used in order to assess a person's “culture” as reflected by associations between “self” and the unaware culturally valence stimuli. See Fazio, Sanbonmatsu, Powell, & Kardes, F.R. (1986, On the automatic activation of attitudes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50, 229-238.) for more on this method.

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*** DEFAULTS *****
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<defaults>
/ screencolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ font = ("Arial", -20, 400, 0, 34)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ txcolor = (255,255,255)
/ inputdevice = keyboard
</defaults>

<data> 
/ columns = [date time subject trialcode trialnum trialdata trialdata trialdata latency response] 
</data>

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*** TEXS AND TARGETS *****
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<text self>
/ select = noreplace
/ position = (93,50)
/ numitems = 1
/ items = self
/ font = ("Arial", -25, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
</text>

<item self>
/1 = "self"
</item>

<text other>
/ select = noreplace
/ position = (5,50)
/ numitems = 1
/ items = other
/ font = ("Arial", -25, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
</text>

<item other>
/1 = "other"
</item>


<text self_adjectives>
/ select = noreplace
/ position = (50,50)
/ numitems = 4
/ items = self_adjectives
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
</text>

<item self_adjectives>
/1 = "self"
/2 = "me"
/3 = "my"
/4 = "I"
</item>

<text other_adjectives>
/ select = noreplace
/ position = (50,50)
/ numitems = 4
/ items = other_adjectives
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
</text>

<item other_adjectives>
/1 = "other"
/2 = "them"
/3 = "their"
/4 = "they"
</item>

<text objects>
/ select = noreplace
/ erase = true(0,0,0)
/ position = (50,50)
/ numitems = 12
/ items = objects
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
</text>

<item objects>
/1 = "collective"
/2 = "obligation"
/3 = "obedient"
/4 = "respectful"
/5 = "harmony"
/6 = "modesty"
/7 = "individuality"
/8 = "unique"
/9 = "assertive"
/10 = "autonomy"
/11 = "freedom"
/12 = "independent"
</item>

<text objects_trial>
/ select = noreplace
/ erase = true(0,0,0)
/ position = (50,50)
/ numitems = 4
/ items = objects_trial
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
</text>

<item objects_trial>
/1 = "wall"
/2 = "paper"
/3 = "blanket"
/4 = "chair"
</item>

<text target>
/ numitems = 1
/ items = target
/ font = ("Arial", -45, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
/ position = (50, 50)
</text>

<item target>
/1 = "*"
</item>


<item rest>
/ 1 = "This is a short rest break. ~n~n You may now take a minute to relax your eyes and fingers.~n~nPlease look away from the screen but remain seated.~n~nScreen will proceed to the next stage in 60 seconds..."
</item>

<text rest>
/ items = rest
/ size = (600, 200)
/ font = ("Arial", -30, 700, 0, 49)
/ txbgcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ color = (255,255,255)
/ position = (50, 50)
/ select = sequence
</text>

<shape erase>
/ position = (50, 50)
/ color= (0, 0, 0) 
/ size= (400, 650) 
</shape>

<text error>
/ position = (50, 75)
/ items = ("X")
/ color = (255, 0, 0)
/ fontstyle = ("Arial", 10%, true)
</text>

<text tooslowmessage>
/ items = ("You're responding TOO SLOW. Try responding faster!")
/ position = (50, 90)
/ color = (255, 0, 0)
/ font = ("Arial", -23, 700, 0, 49)
</text>

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*** INSTRUCTION PAGES *****
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<instruct> 
/ nextkey = (" ")
/ lastlabel = "Press the spacebar to continue"
/ nextlabel = "Press the spacebar to continue"
/ font = ("Arial", -18, 400, 0, 34)
/ screencolor = (0,0,0)
/ txcolor = (255,255,255)
</instruct>

<page welcome>
^^^^
                     Welcome to the Attention and Categorization Experiment. 

^^^We appreciate you taking the time to participate in our study today.^^
The tasks are not difficult, but they do require your careful attention.^^
Before continuing, align you chair and position to make sure that you're directly facing the screen.^^
If at any point during the experiment you need clarification, please do not hesitate to ask our expeimenter.^^

</page>

<page instructionpractice>

^Instructions : please read carefully!
^^
Directions: In each trial a word will be flashed on the screen followed by another word. Your task is to indicate AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE whether the SECOND word is related to SELF or to OTHER.
^^If the word is related to OTHER press "q" (left finger).^
If the word is related to SELF press "p" (right finger).^^
We'll first begin with a few practice trials. To help you practice, you will receive feedback when you make a mistake.^
Remember, this task requires both speed and accuracy!^
 
</page>

<page instructionmain>

^Practice trials are over and we're now moving on to the real test.^
Please note : There will be two sections of 60 trials (around 3-5 minutes each) and a 60 seconds break for you to rest.^^
In these runs, you will not receive feedback on your performance.^
But remember: Answer as fast and as accurately as you possibly can.
^^If the word is related to OTHER press "q" (left finger).^
If the word is related to SELF press "p" (right finger).^^
 
</page>

<page instructionmain2>

^Hope you had a good rest. Ready to proceed?^^
Remember: Answer as fast and as accurately as you possibly can.
^^If the word is related to OTHER press "q" (left finger).^
If the word is related to SELF press "p" (right finger).^^
 
</page>

<page rest>

^This is a short rest break. You may now take a minute to relax your eyes and fingers.
^^Please look away from the screen but remain seated.


</page>


<page end>
^^
This is the end of this session. Thank you for participating.
</page>


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*** PICTURE PRIMING TRIALS *****
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<trial rSelf>
/ pretrialpause = 1000
/ validresponse = (16,25)
/ stimulustimes = [10=target; 1000 =objects;1200=erase; 1300=self_adjectives ]
/ trialdata = [objects,self_adjectives,"0"]
/ recorddata = true
/ responsetime = 1300
</trial>

<trial rOther>
/ pretrialpause = 1000
/ validresponse = (16,25)
/ stimulustimes = [10=target; 1000 =objects;1200=erase; 1300=other_adjectives ]
/ trialdata = [objects,"0",other_adjectives]
/ recorddata = true
/ responsetime = 1300
</trial>

<trial pSelf>
/ pretrialpause = 1000
/ validresponse = (16,25)
/ stimulustimes = [10=target; 1000 =objects_trial;1200=erase; 1300=self_adjectives; 4300 = tooslowmessage]
/ trialdata = [objects,self_adjectives,"0"]
/ responsetime = 1300
/ errormessage = true(error,300)
/ correctresponse = (25)
/ responsemode = free
/ posttrialpause = 250
</trial>

<trial pOther>
/ pretrialpause = 1000
/ validresponse = (16,25)
/ stimulustimes = [10=target; 1000 =objects_trial;1200=erase; 1300=other_adjectives; 4300 = tooslowmessage]
/ trialdata = [objects,"0",other_adjectives]
/ errormessage = true(error,300)
/ correctresponse = (16)
/ responsemode = free
/ posttrialpause = 250
/ responsetime = 1300
</trial>

<trial rest>
/ stimulustimes = [1=rest]
/ correctresponse = (" ")
/ errormessage = false
/ recorddata = false
</trial>

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*** BLOCKS *****
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


<block feedback>
/preinstructions =(instructionpractice)
/ bgstim = (self,other)
/recorddata = false
/ trials =  [1-20 = random(pSelf, pOther)]
</block>

<block series1>
/preinstructions =(instructionmain)
/ bgstim = (self,other)
/recorddata = true
/ trials = [1-60 = random (rSelf, rOther)]
</block>

<block series2>
/preinstructions =(instructionmain2)
/ bgstim = (self,other)
/recorddata = true
/ trials = [1-60 = random (rSelf, rOther)]
</block>


*** Still need to debug this, not sure how to make automatically end*****
<block rest>
/trials = [1= rest]
/ correctresponse = (noresponse)
/recorddata = false
/errormessage = false
/trialduration=30000
/ timeout = 30000
</block>

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*** EXPT PRIMING TRIALS *****
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<expt>
/ blocks = [1=feedback; 2=series1 ; 3=rest ; 4=series2]
/ preinstructions = (welcome)
/ postinstructions = (end)
</expt>

This is an example of what the output would look like (2 rounds of random 60 cycles):

date	time	subject	trialcode	trialnum	trialdata1	trialdata2	trialdata3	latency	  response
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	1	12	3	0	634	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	2	3	0	3	554	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	3	4	4	0	556	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	4	9	0	2	527	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	5	1	3	0	450	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	6	7	1	0	681	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	7	6	4	0	582	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	8	5	0	1	599	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	9	11	2	0	440	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	10	2	0	3	495	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	11	8	4	0	372	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	12	10	0	4	973	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	13	7	0	2	512	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	14	5	1	0	627	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	15	10	0	3	851	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	16	4	0	2	699	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	17	9	2	0	647	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	18	12	3	0	550	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	19	6	0	1	632	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	20	8	1	0	888	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	21	1	0	4	590	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	22	2	0	1	671	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	23	3	0	2	701	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	24	11	0	4	650	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	25	2	0	3	552	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	26	11	4	0	507	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	27	4	3	0	607	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	28	10	0	4	640	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	29	9	0	1	559	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	30	8	2	0	450	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	31	1	2	0	536	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	32	12	1	0	635	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	33	7	4	0	458	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	34	6	0	3	513	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	35	5	3	0	548	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	36	3	0	2	503	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	37	7	0	3	523	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	38	9	4	0	607	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	39	8	1	0	863	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	40	2	2	0	806	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	41	6	3	0	719	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	42	4	0	1	603	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	43	12	4	0	732	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	44	5	3	0	599	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	45	3	0	2	680	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	46	1	0	4	661	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	47	11	2	0	500	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	48	10	0	1	648	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	49	12	1	0	615	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	50	9	0	2	1159	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	51	7	4	0	467	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	52	11	3	0	536	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	53	10	0	3	1371	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	54	4	0	4	511	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	55	3	0	4	467	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	56	5	2	0	521	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	57	6	1	0	909	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	58	1	0	3	498	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	59	2	0	2	742	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	60	8	0	1	738	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	1	11	4	0	566	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	2	4	0	1	552	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	3	7	0	4	746	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	4	12	2	0	741	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	5	3	1	0	897	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	6	10	0	3	662	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	7	8	3	0	836	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	8	6	0	2	604	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	9	1	2	0	380	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	10	5	0	1	565	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	11	9	0	3	631	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	12	2	0	4	502	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	13	3	3	0	795	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	14	10	1	0	660	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	15	1	4	0	626	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	16	4	4	0	610	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	17	8	0	2	531	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	18	2	3	0	710	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	19	6	0	3	755	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	20	9	0	2	638	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	21	11	0	1	653	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	22	12	1	0	636	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	23	5	2	0	427	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	24	7	0	4	546	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	25	12	1	0	677	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	26	1	0	4	563	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	27	2	4	0	517	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	28	11	0	1	553	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	29	7	0	3	715	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	30	5	3	0	503	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	31	6	0	2	588	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	32	3	2	0	541	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	33	9	2	0	544	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	34	10	3	0	595	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	35	8	0	1	484	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	36	4	1	0	553	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	37	10	0	4	379	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	38	7	4	0	388	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	39	12	0	3	477	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	40	11	4	0	354	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	41	4	2	0	572	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	42	1	0	2	590	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	43	3	3	0	432	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	44	6	0	2	518	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	45	8	1	0	522	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	46	9	0	3	686	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	47	2	0	4	683	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	48	5	3	0	681	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	49	4	0	1	678	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	50	3	4	0	420	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	51	1	0	3	443	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	52	5	2	0	306	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	53	11	1	0	670	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	54	7	0	4	764	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	55	9	0	1	550	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	56	8	2	0	505	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	57	10	0	2	589	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	58	2	0	2	574	16
122211	12:19	10585711	rSelf	59	12	1	0	512	25
122211	12:19	10585711	rOther	60	6	0	4	820	16