up Inquisit Language Reference

selectionRate attribute

The selectionRate attribute determines how frequently a new item should be selected from the pool.

Member of

<counter> <list> <button> <clock> <html> <picture> <port> <shape> <sound> <text> <video> <xid>

Syntax

/ selectionRate = rate

Parameters

Name Type Description
rate selectionrateenum
ValueDescription
alwaysAlways select a new item.
blockSelect a new item per block.
experimentSelect a new item per experiment.
trialSelect a new item per trial.

Remarks

Consider an example where multiple stimuli share a given counter. This attribute can be used to determine whether the same item is selected for each stimulus on a given trial or block, or whether a new item is selected for each stimulus.

The default setting is 'trial', which selects a single new item on each trial.

Examples

The following counter randomly selects a new item for each stimulus that references it:

<counter>
/ selectionRate = always
/ items = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
</counter>

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