diff --git a/jspsych.js b/jspsych.js
index 447a776b..e9164a6c 100755
--- a/jspsych.js
+++ b/jspsych.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ window.jsPsych = (function() {
       opts.display_element = document.querySelector('body');
     } else {
       // make sure that the display element exists on the page
-      var display = document.querySelector('#'+opts.display_element);
+      var display = opts.display_element;
       if(display === null) {
         console.error('The display_element specified in jsPsych.init() does not exist in the DOM.');
       } else {
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ window.jsPsych = (function() {
   };
 
   core.getDisplayElement = function() {
+    console.log("yo in getDisplayElement", DOM_target);
     return DOM_target;
   };
 
diff --git a/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-choice.js b/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-choice.js
index 55d680e5..6cd51433 100644
--- a/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-choice.js
+++ b/plugins/jspsych-survey-multi-choice.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 
 jsPsych.plugins['survey-multi-choice'] = (function() {
-
   var plugin = {};
 
   plugin.info = {
@@ -52,9 +51,7 @@ jsPsych.plugins['survey-multi-choice'] = (function() {
       }
     }
   }
-
   plugin.trial = function(display_element, trial) {
-
     var plugin_id_name = "jspsych-survey-multi-choice";
     var plugin_id_selector = '#' + plugin_id_name;
     var _join = function( /*args*/ ) {
@@ -85,12 +82,13 @@ jsPsych.plugins['survey-multi-choice'] = (function() {
 
     // form element
     var trial_form_id = _join(plugin_id_name, "form");
-    display_element.innerHTML += '<form id="'+trial_form_id'"></form>';
+    console.log("trial_form_id", trial_form_id)
+    display_element.innerHTML += '<form id="'+trial_form_id+'"></form>';
     var trial_form = display_element.querySelector("#" + trial_form_id);
-
+    console.log("trial_form", trial_form)
     // show preamble text
     var preamble_id_name = _join(plugin_id_name, 'preamble');
-    trial_form.innerHTML += '<div id="'+preamble_id_name+'" class="'+preamble_id_name'">'+trial.preamble+'</div>';
+    trial_form.innerHTML += '<div id="'+preamble_id_name+'" class="'+preamble_id_name+'">'+trial.preamble+'</div>';
 
     // add multiple-choice questions
     for (var i = 0; i < trial.questions.length; i++) {
@@ -99,11 +97,11 @@ jsPsych.plugins['survey-multi-choice'] = (function() {
       if (trial.horizontal) {
         question_classes.push(_join(plugin_id_name, 'horizontal'));
       }
-
+    
       trial_form.innerHTML += '<div id="'+_join(plugin_id_name, i)+'" class="'+question_classes.join(' ')+'"></div>';
-
+    
       var question_selector = _join(plugin_id_selector, i);
-
+    
       // add question text
       display_element.querySelector(question_selector).innerHTML += '<p class="' + plugin_id_name + '-text survey-multi-choice">' + trial.questions[i] + '</p>';
 
@@ -111,66 +109,71 @@ jsPsych.plugins['survey-multi-choice'] = (function() {
       for (var j = 0; j < trial.options[i].length; j++) {
         var option_id_name = _join(plugin_id_name, "option", i, j),
           option_id_selector = '#' + option_id_name;
-
+    
         // add radio button container
         display_element.querySelector(question_selector).innerHTML += '<div id="'+option_id_name+'" class="'+_join(plugin_id_name, 'option')+'"></div>';
-
+    
         // add label and question text
         var option_label = '<label class="' + plugin_id_name + '-text">' + trial.options[i][j] + '</label>';
         display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector).innerHTML += option_label;
-
+    
         // create radio button
         var input_id_name = _join(plugin_id_name, 'response', i);
         display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector + " label").innerHTML =
-          '<input type="radio" name="' + input_id_name + '" value="' + trial.options[i][j] + '">' +
+          '<input type="radio" name="'+ input_id_name + '" value="' + trial.options[i][j] + '">' +
           display_element.querySelector(option_id_selector + " label").innerHTML;
       }
 
       if (trial.required && trial.required[i]) {
         // add "question required" asterisk
         display_element.querySelector(question_selector + " p").innerHMTL += "<span class='required'>*</span>";
-
+    
         // add required property
-        display_element.querySelector(question_selector + " input:radio").required = true;
+        display_element.querySelector(question_selector + " input").required = true;
       }
     }
-
     // add submit button
     trial_form.innerHTML += '<input type="submit" id="'+plugin_id_name+'-next" class="'+plugin_id_name+' jspsych-btn">Submit Answers</input>';
 
-    trial_form.attachEventListener('submit', function(event) {
-
+    trial_form.addEventListener('submit', function(event) {
       event.preventDefault();
-
+      var matches = display_element.querySelectorAll("div." + plugin_id_name + "-question");
+      console.log("are you getting called")
       // measure response time
       var endTime = (new Date()).getTime();
       var response_time = endTime - startTime;
 
       // create object to hold responses
       var question_data = {};
+      //TODO this is having problems 
       var matches = display_element.querySelectorAll("div." + plugin_id_name + "-question");
-      for(var index=0; index<matches.length; index++){
+      var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
+      var radios = []
+      for(var i=0;i<inputs.length;i++){
+        if(inputs[i].checked){
+          radios.push(inputs[i].value)
+        }
+      }
+      matches.forEach(function(currentEl ,index){
+        console.log("currentEl", currentEl,index)
         var id = "Q" + index;
-        var val = matches[i].querySelector("input:radio:checked").value;
         var obje = {};
-        obje[id] = val;
+        obje[id] = radios[index];
         Object.assign(question_data, obje);
-      });
-
+      })
       // save data
       var trial_data = {
         "rt": response_time,
         "responses": JSON.stringify(question_data)
       };
-
       display_element.innerHTML = '';
-
+    
       // next trial
       jsPsych.finishTrial(trial_data);
     });
-
+    
     var startTime = (new Date()).getTime();
   };
 
   return plugin;
-})();
+})();
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