Form text input

zsc

Dear all

I would like to program a solvable/unsolvable word anagram task in OpenSesame. The idea is that participants receive a scrambled word and then have to try to create a word out of the mixed up letters (e.g. CPORMUET --> COMPUTER). I figured the easiest way to do this is using a form_text_input were I present the scrambled word in the question box and they can write their solution into the empty text box.
I encountered certain problems with the form_text_input and I would like to ask for your help or your advice respectively:

1. If I use 2 or more forms in the same sequence the answer of the first form is not being recorded. I could seperate the forms into multiple sequences but that may not be the best way to solve the problem.. Is there an easier way?
2. I want to track the time they need to advance from one scrambled word to the next one (I want to measure how long the participants try to solve an unsolvable word anagram till they skip to the next word). What is the best way to keep track of their time?
3. Would it be easier if I would use an inline_script instead of the form_text_input?

Cheers,
Zsc

zsc

Dear all,

I found a solution for my problem but I'm not sure if it's the most efficient one. As I mentioned above I want to use form_text_input so participants are able to write their answers into the text box. I want to measure for how long participants try to solve an unsolvable angram before they move on to the next one. Unfortunately forms don't record response times so I tried to circumvent the problem by adding an empty sketchpad and setting the duration to 0. Then I added an inline_script where I calculate the response time (time_empty_sketchpad - time_form_text_input). This seems to work, however I'm not sure whether the time measured is accurate... Is there an easier or more efficient way to solve my problem?

Thanks,
Zsc

eduard

Hi Zsc,

Not sure about the correct order (I usually do it by trial and error), but in general your procedure sounds pretty good. If you are worried about the timing, there is only one way to make sure, and that is testing.

Good luck,

Eduard