jsPsych/docs/plugins/jspsych-same-different-html.md

jspsych-same-different-html plugin

The same-different-html plugin displays two stimuli sequentially. Stimuli are HTML objects. The subject responds using the keyboard, and indicates whether the stimuli were the same or different. Same does not necessarily mean identical; a category judgment could be made, for example.

Parameters

Parameters with a default value of undefined must be specified. Other parameters can be left unspecified if the default value is acceptable.

Parameter	Type	Default Value	Description
stimuli	array	undefined	A pair of stimuli, represented as an array with two entries, one for each stimulus. A stimulus is a string containing valid HTML markup. Stimuli will be shown in the order that they are defined in the array.
answer	string	undefined	Either 'same' or 'different'.
same_key	numeric or string	'Q'	The key that subjects should press to indicate that the two stimuli are the same.
different_key	numeric or string	'P'	The key that subjects should press to indicate that the two stimuli are different.
timing_first_stim	numeric	1000	How long to show the first stimulus for in milliseconds. If the value of this parameter is null then the stimulus will be shown until the subject presses any key.
timing_gap	numeric	500	How long to show a blank screen in between the two stimuli.
timing_second_stim	numeric	1000	How long to show the second stimulus for in milliseconds. If the value of this parameter is null then the stimulus will be shown until the subject responds.
prompt	string	null	This string can contain HTML markup. Any content here will be displayed below the stimulus. The intention is that it can be used to provide a reminder about the action the subject is supposed to take (e.g., which key to press).

Data Generated

In addition to the default data collected by all plugins, this plugin collects the following data for each trial.

Name	Type	Value
stimulus	string	An JSON-encoded array of length 2 containing either the path to the image file or the string containing the HTML formatted content that the subject saw for each trial.
key_press	numeric	Indicates which key the subject pressed. The value is the numeric key code corresponding to the subject's response.
rt	numeric	The response time in milliseconds for the subject to make a response. The time is measured from when the second stimulus first appears on the screen until the subject's response.
correct	boolean	true if the subject's response matched the answer for this trial.
answer	string	The correct answer to the trial, either 'same' or 'different'.

Additionally, if timing_first_stim is null, then the following data is also collected:

Name	Type	Value
rt_stim1	numeric	The response time in milliseconds for the subject to continue after the first stimulus. The time is measured from when the first stimulus appears on the screen until the subject's response.
key_press_stim1	numeric	Indicates which key the subject pressed to continue. The value is the numeric key code corresponding to the subject's response.

Examples

Basic example

  var trial = {
    type: 'same-different',
    stimuli: ['<p>Climbing</p>', '<p>Walking</p>'],
    prompt: "<p>Press S if the texts imply the same amount of physical exertion. Press D if the texts imply different amount of physical exertion.</p>",
    same_key: 'S',
    different_key: 'D',
    answer: 'different'
  }