RatingScaleComponent

A class for presenting a rating scale as a builder Component

Categories:

Responses

Works in:

PsychoPy

Parameters

Basic

Name

Name of this Component (alphanumeric or _, no spaces)

Start type

How do you want to define your start point?

Options: - time (s) - frame N - condition

Stop type

How do you want to define your end point?

Options: - duration (s) - duration (frames) - time (s) - frame N - condition

Start

When does the Component start?

Stop

When does the Component end? (blank is endless)

Expected start (s)

(Optional) expected start (s), purely for representing in the timeline

Expected duration (s)

(Optional) expected duration (s), purely for representing in the timeline

Category choices

A list of categories (non-numeric alternatives) to present, space or comma-separated; these take precedence over a numeric scale

Scale description

Brief instructions, such as a description of the scale numbers as seen by the subject.

Force end of Routine

Should accepting a rating cause the end of the Routine (e.g. trial)?

Data

Save onset/offset times

Store the onset/offset times in the data file (as well as in the log file).

Sync timing with screen refresh

Synchronize times with screen refresh (good for visual stimuli and responses based on them)

Visual analog scale

Show a continuous visual analog scale; returns 0.00 to 1.00; takes precedence over numeric scale or categorical choices

Lowest value

Lowest rating (low end of the scale); not used for categories.

Highest value

Highest rating (top end of the scale); not used for categories.

Labels

Labels for the ends of the scale, separated by commas

Marker start

initial position for the marker

Store rating

store the rating

Store rating time

store the time taken to make the choice (in seconds)

Store history

store the history of (selection, time)

Testing

Disable Component

Disable this Component

Interface

Marker type

Style for the marker: triangle, circle, glow, slider, hover

Options: - triangle - circle - glow - slider - hover

Single click

Should clicking the line accept that rating (without needing to confirm via ‘accept’)?

Disappear

Hide the scale when a rating has been accepted; False to remain on-screen

Show accept

Should the accept button by visible?

Tick height

height of tick marks (1 is upward, 0 is hidden, -1 is downward)

Custom

Customize everything :

Use this text to create the rating scale as you would in a code Component; overrides all dialog settings except time parameters, forceEndRoutine, storeRatingTime, storeRating

Layout

Size

Size of this stimulus (either a single value or x,y pair, e.g. 2.5, [1,2]

Position [x,y]

Position of this stimulus (e.g. [1,2] )


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