User`s guide

E-Prime User’s Guide
Chapter 2: Using E-Studio
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2.6.3 Add block instructions
In the Toolbox, click the TextDisplay object icon, and drag a TextDisplay object to the BlockProc
as the first event in the procedure. Rename the TextDisplay to BlockInstructions. Type the
following as the text for the BlockInstructions object. In the instructions, the [PrimeDuration]
attribute reference informs the subject what the delay will be for each block.
The subject is instructed to press the spacebar to begin the block. In the properties for the
BlockInstructions object, 1) set the Duration equal to “-1” (i.e., wait until a response is entered), 2)
set the Input Mask to allow keyboard input, 3) set Allowable as the spacebar (i.e., {SPACE}), and
4) set the End Action to “Terminate” upon response from the subject.
2.6.4 Add Introduction and Goodbye to SessionProc
It is important to both instruct the subject as to the task at the beginning of the experiment and to
inform the subject when the experiment is completed. Add a TextDisplay as the first object in the
SessionProc. Rename this object to “Introduction," and type a message to welcome the subject
as the text for this object to display. Add a TextDisplay as the last object in the SessionProc.
Rename this object “Goodbye," and type a dismissal message in the Text field of this object.