using return to end a trial?

[Anthony Capobianco]

Greg,

I've not tried this personally, but it seems like collecting 4 separate
inputs (i.e. using 4 different, small text display objects) might work.  For
each one, you could display the character typed on the screen.  I'm not sure
if its possible to get a text display to accept "enter" and "backspace" as
inputs, but you should be able to include an inline in between each display
which sends the script to the appropriate place depending on whether a proxy
"delete" or "enter" key is pressed on that input (maybe "*" for backspace
and 'space' for enter?).  Other than that, an inputbox would certainly work,
but you'd only be able to get an RT for when "enter" is actually pressed
(which can be extrapolated from the onset time of the next object).

Anthony


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: eprime at mail.talkbank.org [mailto:eprime at mail.talkbank.org]On
> Behalf Of Greg Trafton
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:26 AM
> To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
> Subject: using return to end a trial?
>
>
> Hi, All.  I'm using Eprime for a simple experiment where I would like
> subjects to enter a 3 digit number while looking at an image.
>
> Ideally, I would like the number to appear at the bottom of the
> screen, backspace and other corretions to be made, and when the
> subject is done, hitting return to end a trial.  I've tried several
> things in eprime beta 5 with no luck.  I've looked at some of the
> examples floating around and the closest I've found is a type-in
> (pop-up) box that can be edited (as in the Peterson example).
>
> Of course I want to record RT and what the subject inputs.
>
> Thanks for any help!
> greg
>
>