multiple-choice task & RT for first typed letter

[David McFarlane]

Cristina,

>i'd like to collect the RT to the first letter of the word they type 
>in (rather than RT to the entire response). is that a simple way to 
>accomplish that?

See the InputMask.Responses and KeyboardResponseData Object topics in 
the E-Basic online help.

>also, how can i make sure that caps and misspellings of the correct 
>answer will be
>scored as "accurate"?

You will have to do that in script.  You can use the UCase() or 
LCase() functions to convert the responses into either all upper case 
or all lower case, respecively (again, see those topics in the 
E-Basic online help).  As for misleppings, you will have to provide 
all the allowable incorrect spellings and then test for them all with 
a Select ... Case or a bunch of If ... Thens.

>for each item in the recognition task, subjects get a set of 4 
>choices, and i'm wondering how the task would be set up so that the 
>choices are randomized.

This is a job for nested lists.  You can get a taste of nested lists 
in sections 2.5 and 2.6 of the E-Prime User's Guide.

-- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder


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