/* 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($('