Buttons

David McFarlane mcfarla9 at msu.edu
Fri Feb 26 16:18:36 UTC 2010


Gilis,

I clicked on your link, downloaded the .zip file, 
extracted it, and opened the .es file with no 
trouble.  Just to be sure, I will send you the 
.zip file privately, along with the extracted .es file.

Regards,
-- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder


>I tried to open this example : 
>http://www.pstnet.com/e-prime/support/samples.asp?Mode=View&SampleID=5
>however for some reason it can't be open on my computer (it's the
>first example I can't opent for some reason). It's a zipped file and
>after I extracted it to new folder I found no running file (instead,
>only the stimuli images and the full scripot of the experiment in a
>txt file-and from there it's quite hard to follow..)   Can you tell me
>whether you managed to run it please? or else if you have it in a
>readable file...
>Best Wishes
>Gilis
>
>On 26 ×¤×‘×¨×•× ×¨, 00:01, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
> > Gilis,
> >
> > Standard reminder: Â 1) I do not work for PST. Â 2) PST's trained staff
> > really does like to take any and all 
> questions athttp://support.pstnet.com/e%2Dprime/support/login.asp, and they
> > strive to respond to all requests in 24-48 hours. Â So don't be shy
> > there. Â 3) If you do get an answer from PST Web Support, please
> > extend the courtesy of posting their reply 
> back here for the sake of others.
> >
> > That said, here is my take ...
> >
> > If by "buttons" you mean mouse clicks on specified areas of the
> > screen (as opposed to buttons on a button box), then I think the
> > conventional way to do that in E-Prime is with Slide.HitTest(), which
> > you may look up in the online E-Basic Help. Â Also, if you look at the
> > Samples on the PST web site you may find an downloadable example of
> > how to use this.
> >
> > -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder
> > "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over
> > public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." Â (Richard Feynman,
> > Nobel prize-winning physicist)
> >
> > >Just faced with a new challenge. I want participants to choose an
> > >answer among three or four options that will be presented shortly
> > >after the stimulus offset in each trial, I don't realy now how to that
> > >with buttons.
> >
> > >The simplest option is to just present another slide or text object
> > >right after the stimuli, with multiple choice and participants will
> > >have to choose one of those. However, my research  involved with
> > >numerical cognition and asking participants to choose answer from 1 to
> > >4 or even from a to d is not the best option as I see it.
> >
> > >Using voice responses is another possibility for experimental design
> > >but I didn't realy get to this yet and choosing such design will limit
> > >the number of trials each participant will complete and require me to
> > >be stay with participants during the entire experiment. Also, I yet
> > >don't know how to collect two responses (vocal from participant and
> > >manual from the experimenter) within the same trial-but I hope to
> > >learn it soon.
> >
> > >So, your answers and advices would be wellcomed...

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