Introducing Linger.ppt

Introducing Linger LabSyntax, 03/06/06 Florian Jaeger Starting Usually you start experiments through the linger executable Choose an experiment If there is no reason to overwrite data, accept the default subject-ID Linger’s documentation is excellent: /~dr/Linger/readme.html Several RT paradigms {Self paced vs. auto-pace} X {moving window vs. centered} Structure of experiments Linger comes with an example experiment from which you can copy all files: items - experimental and filler sentences and questions preferences introduction - intro and practice trials break - run if a rest break occurs conclusion - end of the experiment Item format Item Identifier Filler identifier # filler 1 – Items can Have several sentences (line by line) Followed by one or more questions Structuring an item (for RT studies) Blocking: word1_word2 Fixing: word@ Breaking words: part1|part2 ? I had this wrong! You can tag words (will show in result file): e.g. I saw@VERB a_big_fat_turkey@OBJ the other da|aay. This allows you to use regions that differ in length between items!!! Questions Three types of question possible (any comb.) Yes-No: ?TAG Blib Blub? Y Multiple choice: !TAG Blib ___ Blub. {a1 a_b2 a3} {a_b2 a3} Fill-in the blank *TAG Blib ___ Blub Question configuration # If true, multiple questions are randomly ordered: set QuestRand 0 # This is the number of questions asked per item. If it is the null string, all are asked: set QuestNum {} set QuestProb 1.0 set FillInBlankWidth 50 set MultiKeys {{A a} {B b} {C c} {D d}} Lists & Ordering Automatic Latin-square design over all conditions (different experiments in the same file must have unique condition-IDs) The number of lists will be the least common multiple of # of conditions in each item. Ordering is by default random (but that’s your choice) Self-centered reading prefs Self-paced reading preferences (1)GENERAL # Should spaces within blocks be masked: set MaskJoins 0 # Should spaces between blocks