User Manual: Inquisit Quick Delay Questionnaire


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										*Quick Delay Questionnaire*
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 06-15-2021
last updated:  10-03-2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC

Script Copyright © 10-03-2023 Millisecond Software

Millisecond Software thanks Dr. Edmond Sonuga-Barke for generously giving permission to include
the measure in the Millisecond task library!

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BACKGROUND INFO 	
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This script implements the Quick Delay Questionnaire (QDQ) by Clare et al (2010).

Reference

Sylvia Clare, S., Helps, S. & Sonuga-Barke, E.J.S (2010). The quick delay questionnaire: a measure of delay
aversion and discounting in adults. ADHD Atten Def Hyp Disord, 2, 43–48.
DOI 10.1007/s12402-010-0020-4

NOTE: Please obtain permission from the authors before using this measure.

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OVERVIEW
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10 5-point likert type self-report questionnaire, originally designed for adults.
It measures delay-related behavior in regard to every day situation on two distinct dimensions: 
Delay Aversion (emotion related) and Delay Discounting (non emotion related)
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DURATION 
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the default set-up of the script takes under 2 minutes to complete

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DATA OUTPUT DICTIONARY
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The fields in the data files are:

(1) Raw data file: 'qdq.iqdat'

date, time:							date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber 
subject, group, session:	  		with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build:								the Inquisit build 

q*_response:						response given (in assigned values)
									Scale: 1 (very like me) - 5 (not at all like me)
									R = automatically reversed scored questions (q1R, q2R, q3R, q4R)
									
q*_latency:							how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular 
									question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited)


(2) Summary data file: 'qdq_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)

inquisit.version:					Inquisit version run
computer.platform:					the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
startDate:							date script was run
startTime:							time script was started
subjectId:							assigned subject id number
groupId:							assigned group id number
sessionId:							assigned session id number
elapsedTime:						time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
completed:							0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted); 
									1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
									
									
delayAversion: 						positive/negative emotions relating to delay
									q2, q4, q6R, q8R, q9R
									Range: 5-25
									The higher the value the higher aversion to delays


delayDiscounting:					assigning value to delays
									q1, q3, q5R, q7R, q10R
									Range: 5-25
									The higher the value the more the person discounts delays


individual responses:

radioButtons.q1.response,
radioButtons.q2.response,
radioButtons.q3.response,
radioButtons.q4.response,
radioButtons.q5R.response,
radioButtons.q6R.response,
radioButtons.q7R.response,
radioButtons.q8R.response,
radioButtons.q9R.response,
radioButtons.q10R.response:								
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EDITABLE CODE 
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check below for (relatively) easily editable parameters, stimuli, instructions etc. 
Keep in mind that you can use this script as a template and therefore always "mess" with the entire code 
to further customize your experiment.

The parameters you can change are: