/* jspsych-xab.js * Josh de Leeuw * updated Oct 2013 * * This plugin runs a single XAB trial, where X is an image presented in isolation, and A and B are choices, with A or B being equal to X. * The subject's goal is to identify whether A or B is identical to X. * * parameters: * stimuli: array of arrays. each interior array represents the stimuli for a single trial. * each interior array can be two or three elements. if two elements, then the plugin * will show the first one as the target (X). if three elements, then the first is X * the second is A and the third is B. the second is considered the target and the third * is the foil. this is useful if X and A are not identical, but A is still the correct * choice (e.g. a categorization experiment where the goal is to pick the item that is * in the same category). stimuli can be paths to images, or html strings. * left_key: key code for response associated with image on the left side of the screen. * right_key: key code for right side * timing_x: how long to display X for in ms * timing_xab_gap: how long to show a blank screen in between X and AB in ms. * timing_ab: how long to show the screen with AB in ms. -1 will display until a response is given. * timing_post_trial: how long to show a blank screen after the trial is complete. * is_html: must set to TRUE if the stimuli are HTML strings instead of images. * prompt: an HTML string to display under the AB stimuli, e.g. to remind the subject which keys to use * data: the optional data object * */ (function($) { jsPsych.xab = (function() { var plugin = {}; plugin.create = function(params) { // the number of trials is determined by how many entries the params.stimuli array has var trials = new Array(params.stimuli.length); for (var i = 0; i < trials.length; i++) { trials[i] = {}; trials[i].type = "xab"; trials[i].x_path = params.stimuli[i][0]; // if there is only a pair of stimuli, then the first is the target and is shown twice. // if there is a triplet, then the first is X, the second is the target, and the third is foil (useful for non-exact-match XAB). if (params.stimuli[i].length == 2) { trials[i].a_path = params.stimuli[i][0]; trials[i].b_path = params.stimuli[i][1]; } else { trials[i].a_path = params.stimuli[i][1]; trials[i].b_path = params.stimuli[i][2]; } trials[i].left_key = params.left_key || 81; // defaults to 'q' trials[i].right_key = params.right_key || 80; // defaults to 'p' // timing parameters trials[i].timing_x = params.timing_x || 1000; // defaults to 1000msec. trials[i].timing_xab_gap = params.timing_xab_gap || 1000; // defaults to 1000msec. trials[i].timing_ab = params.timing_ab || -1; // defaults to -1, meaning infinite time on AB. If a positive number is used, then AB will only be displayed for that length. trials[i].timing_post_trial = params.timing_post_trial || 1000; // defaults to 1000msec. // optional parameters trials[i].is_html = (typeof params.is_html === 'undefined') ? false : params.is_html; trials[i].prompt = (typeof params.prompt === 'undefined') ? "" : params.prompt; trials[i].data = (typeof params.data === 'undefined') ? {} : params.data[i]; } return trials; }; var xab_trial_complete = false; plugin.trial = function(display_element, block, trial, part) { switch (part) { // the first part of the trial is to show the X stimulus. case 1: // reset this variable to false xab_trial_complete = false; // how we display the content depends on whether the content is // HTML code or an image path. if (!trial.is_html) { display_element.append($('', { src: trial.x_path, "class": 'xab' })); } else { display_element.append($('
', { "class": 'xab', html: trial.x_path })); } // start a timer of length trial.timing_x to move to the next part of the trial setTimeout(function() { plugin.trial(display_element, block, trial, part + 1); }, trial.timing_x); break; // the second part of the trial is the gap between X and AB. case 2: // remove the x stimulus $('.xab').remove(); // start timer setTimeout(function() { plugin.trial(display_element, block, trial, part + 1); }, trial.timing_xab_gap); break; // the third part of the trial is to display A and B, and get the subject's response case 3: // randomize whether the target is on the left or the right var images = [trial.a_path, trial.b_path]; var target_left = (Math.floor(Math.random() * 2) === 0); // 50% chance target is on left. if (!target_left) { images = [trial.b_path, trial.a_path]; } // show the options if (!trial.is_html) { display_element.append($('', { "src": images[0], "class": 'xab' })); display_element.append($('', { "src": images[1], "class": 'xab' })); } else { display_element.append($('
', { "class": 'xab', html: images[0] })); display_element.append($('
', { "class": 'xab', html: images[1] })); } if (trial.prompt !== "") { display_element.append(trial.prompt); } // start measuring response time var startTime = (new Date()).getTime(); // if timing_ab is > 0, then we hide the stimuli after timing_ab milliseconds if (trial.timing_ab > 0) { setTimeout(function() { if (!xab_trial_complete) { $('.xab').css('visibility', 'hidden'); } }, trial.timing_ab); } // create the function that triggers when a key is pressed. var resp_func = function(e) { var flag = false; // true when a valid key is chosen var correct = false; // true when the correct response is chosen if (e.which == trial.left_key) // 'q' key by default { flag = true; if (target_left) { correct = true; } } else if (e.which == trial.right_key) // 'p' key by default { flag = true; if (!target_left) { correct = true; } } if (flag) { var endTime = (new Date()).getTime(); var rt = (endTime - startTime); // create object to store data from trial var trial_data = { "trial_type": "xab", "trial_index": block.trial_idx, "rt": rt, "correct": correct, "stimulus_x": trial.x_path, "stimulus_a": trial.a_path, "stimulus_b": trial.b_path, "key_press": e.which }; block.writeData($.extend({}, trial_data, trial.data)); $(document).unbind('keyup', resp_func); // remove response function from keys display_element.html(''); // remove all xab_trial_complete = true; // move on to the next trial after timing_post_trial milliseconds setTimeout(function() { block.next(); }, trial.timing_post_trial); } }; $(document).keyup(resp_func); break; } }; return plugin; })(); })(jQuery);