___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOKEN TEST - computerized adaptation* ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC Date: 10-15-2015 last updated: 02-23-2024 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC Script Copyright © 02-23-2024 Millisecond Software ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BACKGROUND INFO ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This script implements a computerized adaptation of the original Token Test for Aphasia as described in: DeRenzi, E. & Vignolo, L.A. (1962). The Token Test: A Sensitive Test to detect Receptive disturbances in Aphasiacs, Brain, 85, 665-678. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TASK DESCRIPTION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Participants are presented rows of rectangles and circles in different colors and are given visual and (by default) verbal* instructions of what to do with these rectangles and circles (Example: "Click on the red rectangle"). The test has 5 phases (10 trials each) that are getting progressively more difficult. * the verbal instructions are provided with the built-in Inquisit voiceover feature. It can easily be turned off if needed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DURATION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ the default set-up of the script takes appr. 5 minutes to complete __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DATA OUTPUT DICTIONARY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The fields in the data files are: (1) Raw data file: 'tokentest_raw.iqdat' (a separate file for each participant) build: The specific Inquisit version used (the 'build') that was run computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android) date, time: date and time script was run subject, group: with the current subject/groupnumber session: with the current session id blockCode, blockNum: the name and number of the current block (built-in Inquisit variable) trialCode, trialNum: the name and number of the currently recorded trial (built-in Inquisit variable) Note: trialNum is a built-in Inquisit variable; it counts all trials run; even those that do not store data to the data file such as feedback trials. Thus, trialNum may not reflect the number of main trials run per block. trialCounterPerPhase: number of trials run per phase itemNumber: the number of the currently selected item instructions: stores the currently selected instructions attempts: stores the number of attempts per trial (Max 2) response: the participant's response Note: lSRed = large square red; sSRed = small square red; lCRed = large circle red; sCRed = small circle red (etc.) R2C1 = empty cell of row 2 column 1 - R2C5 (empty cells below squares) - used in phase 5 only R2C1 = below red square; R2C2 = below blue square; R2C3 = below green square; R2C4 = below yellow square; R2C5 = below purple square R4C1 = empty cell of row 4 column 1 - R4C5 (empty cells below circles) - used in phase 5 only R4C1 = below blue circle; R4C2 = below purple circle; R4C3 = below red circle; R4C4 = below yellow circle; R4C5 = below green circle background = participant clicked the canvas and not any of the shapes 0 = noResponse correct: the correctness of the response (1 = correct; 0 = incorrect) latency: the response latency (in ms) of the data-recording trial points: stores the points for the current trial (0-2) phasePoints: stores the accumulated points for the current phase totalPoints: stores the accumulated points across phases repeat: 0 = the trial will not be repeated; 1 = the trial will be repeated (2) Summary data file: 'tokentest_summary*.iqdat' (a separate file for each 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) pointsPhase1- pointsPhase5: stores the accumulated points separately for each of the 5 phases (Max for each phase: 20) totalPoints: stores the accumulated points across phases (Max: 100) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The test runs 5 phases: each phase is getting progressively more difficult Phase 1: a row of large squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) 10 simple instructions such as "Click on the yellow square" - randomized order for each participant Each task has a predetermined time limit (see Editable Parameters) and can be repeated once Phase2: a row of large squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of small squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) 10 simple instructions such as "Click on the large yellow square" - randomized order for each participant Each task has a predetermined time limit (see Editable Parameters) and can be repeated once Phase 3: a row of large squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) 10 instructions such as "Click on the yellow square and the blue circle" - randomized order for each participant Each task has a predetermined time limit (see Editable Parameters) and can be repeated once Phase4: a row of large squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of small squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) 10 audio instructions such as "Click on the large yellow square and the small blue circle" - randomized order for each participant Each task has a predetermined time limit (see Editable Parameters) and can be repeated once Phase5: a row of large squares (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) (empty row) a row of large circles (random order of colors: red, purple, blue, green, yellow) (empty row) 10 idiosyncratic audio instructions such as "Drop the yellow circle on the red square"* - order is the same for each participant Each task has a predetermined time limit (see Editable Parameters) and can be repeated once * the original DeRenzi & Vignolo (1962) study uses 20 instructions; not all of these 20 instructions can be easily translated from a 3D-world onto a 2-D computer screen. Scoring in this script: Participants get 2 chances per trial. First Run: if correct 2 points Second Run: if correct 1 point Maximum Number of Points: 5 phases x 10 trials x 2 = 100 points ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ see section Editable Instructions. By default, the instructions are presented visually (but can be easily exchanged with auditory ones). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDITABLE CODE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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: /runPhase1: true = phase1 is run; false = phase1 is skipped (default: true) /runPhase2: true = phase1 is run; false = phase2 is skipped (default: true) /runPhase3: true = phase1 is run; false = phase3 is skipped (default: true) /runPhase4: true = phase1 is run; false = phase4 is skipped (default: true) /runPhase5: true = phase1 is run; false = phase5 is skipped (default: true) /instructionsDuration: the time in ms for instruction trials (default: 5000) /phase1TimeLimit: the time in ms for phase 1 task (default: 10000) /phase2TimeLimit: the time in ms for phase 2 task (default: 12000) /phase3TimeLimit: the time in ms for phase 3 task (default: 15000) /phase4TimeLimit: the time in ms for phase 4 task (default: 18000) /phase5TimeLimit: the time in ms for phase 1 task (default: 20000) /iti: the time in ms for the trials in between tasks (either next or repeat message) (default: 2000) /largeSize: the size of the large items in canvas height percentage (default: 20%) /smallSize: the size of the small items in canvas height percentage (default: 10%)