User Manual: Inquisit Cognitive Demand Battery


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								*Cognitive Demand Battery (CDB)*
								*Batch Script - runs German Instruction scripts*
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 06-04-2024
last updated:  06-04-2024 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC

Script Copyright © 06-04-2024 Millisecond Software

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BACKGROUND INFO 	
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This script implements Millisecond Software's version of the Cognitive Demand Battery (CDB) by 
Kennedy et al (2008). The CDB runs : Serial 3s and Serial 7s subtraction tasks, 
a Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVIP) task and a ‘mental fatigue’ Visual Analog Scale.

All tasks can be run with the mouse or touch input.

Reference:
											
///Cognitive Demand Battery (CDB):
Kennedy, D. O., Haskell, C. F., Robertson, B., Reay, J., Brewster-Maund, C., Luedemann, J., 
Maggini, S., Ruf, M., Zangara, A., & Scholey, A. B. (2008). Improved cognitive performance and 
mental fatigue following a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement with added guaraná ( Paullinia cupana). 
Appetite, 50(2), 506–513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2007.10.007
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DURATION 
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 10 minutes to complete
													
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OVERVIEW
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This batch script automatically calls 
/ file = "cdb_serial7_mi.iqjs"
/ file = "cdb_serial3_mi.iqjs"
/ file = "cdb_rvip_mi.iqjs"
/ file = "cdb_vas.iqjs"
in sequence