/* jspsych-likert * a jspsych plugin for measuring items on a likert scale * * Josh de Leeuw (March 2013) * */ (function($) { jsPsych.likert = (function(){ var plugin = {}; plugin.create = function(params) { var trials = []; for(var i = 0; i < params.questions.length; i++) { trials.push({ type: "likert", questions: params.questions[i], labels: params.labels[i], intervals: params.intervals[i], show_ticks: params.show_ticks || true }); } return trials; } plugin.trial = function(display_element, block, trial, part) { // add likert scale questions for(var i = 0; i < trial.questions.length; i++) { // create div display_element.append($('
', { "id": 'likert'+i, "class": 'likertquestion'})); // add question text $("#likert"+i).append('

'+trial.questions[i]+'

'); // create slider $("#likert"+i).append($('
', { "id": 'slider'+i, "class": 'slider likert' })); $("#slider"+i).slider( { value: Math.ceil(trial.intervals[i] / 2), min: 1, max: trial.intervals[i], step: 1 }); // show tick marks if(trial.show_ticks) { $("#likert"+i).append($('
', { "id": 'sliderticks'+i, "class": 'sliderticks likert', "css":{"position":'relative'} })); for(var j = 1; j < trial.intervals[i]-1; j++){ $('#slider'+i).append('
'); } $('#slider'+i+' .slidertickmark').each(function(index) { var left = (index+1) * (100/(trial.intervals[i]-1)); $(this).css({ 'position':'absolute', 'left': left+'%', 'width': '1px', 'height': '100%', 'background-color':'#222222' }); }); } // create labels for slider $("#likert"+i).append($('
    ', {"id": "sliderlabels"+i, "class": 'sliderlabels likert', "css": { "width":"100%", "margin":"10px 0px 0px 0px", "padding": "0px", "display": "block", "position": "relative" } })); for(var j = 0; j < trial.labels[i].length; j++) { $("#sliderlabels"+i).append('
  • '+trial.labels[i][j]+'
  • '); } // position labels to match slider intervals var slider_width = $("#slider"+i).width(); var num_items = trial.labels[i].length; var item_width = slider_width / num_items; var spacing_interval = slider_width / (num_items - 1); $("#sliderlabels"+i+" li").each(function(index){ $(this).css({ 'display': 'inline-block', 'width': item_width+'px', 'margin': '0px', 'padding': '0px', 'text-align': 'center', 'position': 'absolute', 'left': (spacing_interval*index)-(item_width/2) }); }); } // add submit button display_element.append($('