jsPsych/docs/plugins/jspsych-cloze.md
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# jspsych-cloze
This plugin displays a text with certain words removed. Participants are asked to replace the missing items. Responses are recorded when clicking a button. Optionally, responses are evaluated and a function is called in case of differences, making it possible to inform participants about mistakes.
## Parameters
Parameter | Type | Default Value | Description
----------|------|---------------|------------
text | string | undefined | The cloze text to be displayed. Blanks are indicated by %% signs and automatically replaced by input fields. If there is a correct answer you want the system to check against, it must be typed between the two percentage signs (i.e. % correct solution %).
button_text | string | OK | Text of the button participants have to press for finishing the cloze test.
check_answers | boolean | false | Boolean value indicating if the answers given by participants should be compared against a correct solution given in the text (between % signs) after the button was clicked. If ```true```, answers are checked and in case of differences, the ```mistake_fn``` is called. In this case, the trial does not automatically finish. If ```false```, no checks are performed and the trial automatically ends when clicking the button.
mistake_fn | function | ```function(){}``` | Function called if ```check_answers``` is set to ```true``` and there is a difference between the participants answers and the correct solution provided in the text.
## Data Generated
In addition to the [default data collected by all plugins](overview#data-collected-by-plugins), this plugin collects the following data for each trial.
Name | Type | Value
-----|------|------
answers | array of strings | Answers the partcipant gave
## Examples
#### Simple cloze using default settings (no check against correct solution, no custom button text)
```javascript
var trial = {
type: 'cloze',
text: 'The %% is the largest terrestrial mammal. It lives in both %% and %%.'
};
```
#### More elaborate example (with check against correct solution, custom error handling and modified button text)
```javascript
var trial = {
type: 'cloze',
text: 'A rectangle has % 4 % corners and a triangle has % 3 %.',
check_answers: true,
button_text: 'Next',
mistake_fn: function(){alert("Wrong answer. Please check again.")}
};
```