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A sample results file is shown below. The configuration information is shown first; the results follow. (There aren't very many results, because I got bored creating the file.) The results section is shown in bold.

 

Tasks generally produce results in a comma-delimited format with a header line giving the field names. (This format is itself suitable for importing into a relational database.) Some tasks produce other human-readable summary information.

 

I encourage you to think of this file as a backup. The database contains all this information and can be used to retrieve both simple and highly detailed information about a subject's performance.

 

 


 

MonkeyCantab -- SUMMARY FILE

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IDENTIFICATION

 

Subject:               test

Session:               23

Date/time code:        08-Apr-2003 (15:20)

Comment:               test

Summary file name:     test-08Apr2003-1520-MonkeyCantab-summary.txt

Default ODBC database: MonkeyCantab_prototype

 

Box:                   0

Client computer name:  EGRET

Server computer name:  loopback

 

GENERAL PARAMETERS

 

Default media directory:                

Link - Duration (s):                      5

Link - Play sound during link?            N

Link - Houselight on during link?         N

Reward - Give pellet?                     Y

Reward - Pellets per reinforcement:       1

Reward - Pellet pulse length (ms):        45

Reward - Interpellet gap (s):             0.5

Reward - Give pump?                       Y

Reward - Pump duration (s):               5

Reward - Pump contingent upon licking?    Y

Reward - If cont., lick pump time (s):    1

Reward - Play sound?                      Y

Reward - Activate extra reward device?    Y

Reward - Extra reward device time (s):    5

Punishment - Darkness?                    Y

Punishment - Darkness time (s):           10

Punishment - Play sound?                  Y

Punishment - Extra punishment device?     Y

Punishment - Extra device duration (s):   10

Sounds - Link sound is WAV?               N

Sounds - Link sound filename:            

Sounds - Link sound frequency (Hz):       100

Sounds - Link sound type:                 Sine

Sounds - Link sound duration (s):         1

Sounds - Link sound level (0-100):        100

Sounds - Reward sound is WAV?             N

Sounds - Reward sound filename:           C:\WINNT\MEDIA\Utopia Exclamation.WAV

Sounds - Reward sound frequency (Hz):     1500

Sounds - Reward sound type:               Tone

Sounds - Reward sound duration (s):       1

Sounds - Reward sound level (0-100):      100

Sounds - Punishment sound is WAV?         N

Sounds - Punishment sound filename:       C:\WINNT\MEDIA\Windows Logoff Sound.wav

Sounds - Punishment sound frequency (Hz): 1000

Sounds - Punishment sound type:           Square

Sounds - Punishment sound duration (s):   2

Sounds - Punishment sound level (0-100):  100

Sounds - Marker1 sound is WAV?            N

Sounds - Marker1 sound filename:          C:\WINNT\MEDIA\RINGIN.WAV

Sounds - Marker1 sound frequency (Hz):    500

Sounds - Marker1 sound type:              Tone

Sounds - Marker1 sound duration (s):      1

Sounds - Marker1 sound level (0-100):     100

Sounds - Marker2 sound is WAV?            N

Sounds - Marker2 sound filename:          C:\WINNT\MEDIA\RINGOUT.WAV

Sounds - Marker2 sound frequency (Hz):    500

Sounds - Marker2 sound type:              Tone

Sounds - Marker2 sound duration (s):      1

Sounds - Marker2 sound level (0-100):     100

Sounds - Marker3 sound is WAV?            N

Sounds - Marker3 sound filename:          C:\WINNT\MEDIA\RECYCLE.WAV

Sounds - Marker3 sound frequency (Hz):    500

Sounds - Marker3 sound type:              Tone

Sounds - Marker3 sound duration (s):      1

Sounds - Marker3 sound level (0-100):     100

 

VISUAL OBJECTS

 

-- Object 0: redsquare

 

redsq,rectangle 0 0 100 100 -penstyle solid -penwidth 1 -pencolour 255 255 255 -brushsolid 255 0 0

 

-- Object 1: bluesquare

 

bluesq,rectangle 0 0 100 100 -penstyle solid -penwidth 1 -pencolour 255 255 255 -brushsolid 0 0 255

 

CONFIGURATIONS

 

-- Task 0: SpatialWM

 

Maximum no. trials (0 for no limit):                    50

Max. time (min) (0 for no limit):                       60

Minimum intertrial time (s):                            5

Maximum intertrial time (s):                            15

Maximum time for responding (s):                        10

Main object:                                            bluesquare

Previously-chosen object (not always relevant):         redsquare

Mark responses aurally?                                 Y

Mark responses visually?                                Y

Visual marker object:                                   redsquare

Visual marker time (s):                                 1

Blank screen to mark each response?                     N

Time to blank screen (s):                               0.5

Use prespecified trial sequence?                        Y

Prespecified trial sequence to use:                     myscheme

Grid type:                                              16-way scattered

Starting number of stimuli:                             9

Increase number of stimuli?                             Y

... regardless of performance?                          Y

... criterion (every X trials or if X/last 20 correct): 1

When correct choice made, chosen stimulus...:           Replace with Previously Chosen object

Time chosen stimulus vanishes for (if relevant) (s):    10

 

RESULTS

 

-- Results for Task 0: Spatial Working Memory

 

Trial,TrialStartTimeMs,GridType,NumStimuli,ChoiceConsequence,StimulusLocations,Responses,ResponseTimesRelTrialStartMs,Correct,IncorrectRepeated,IncorrectTimeUp,Rewarded,Punished

0,1116985724,16-way scattered,16,Vanish for fixed time,0:1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15,0:1:2:7:6:5:4:8:9:10:15:11:14:13:12:3,8049:10433:12121:14032:15512:16888:18559:21759:23135:24415:25751:27150:28454:29846:32189:34414,Y,N,N,Y,N

1,1117036681,8-way scattered,1,Remain unchanged,5,0,3006,Y,N,N,Y,N

2,1117055808,16-way scattered,5,Vanish for next choice,2:6:8:11:13,0:1:3:2:4,1475:3491:6539:8594:10402,Y,N,N,Y,N

3,1117077946,16-way grid,8,Disappear permanently,0:2:4:6:9:11:13:15,0:1:3:2:4:5:7:6,1574:3262:4550:6053:7557:8917:10173:11460,Y,N,N,Y,N

4,1117107698,8-way scattered,8,Replace with Previously Chosen object,0:1:2:3:4:5:6:7,0:2:5:7:6:4:1:2,2075:3806:7012:8412:10244:12036:17049:19887,N,Y,N,N,Y

 

MonkeyCantab FINISHED

 

Started at:        08-Apr-2003 (15:21)

Finished at:       08-Apr-2003 (15:24)

 

Successfully wrote to database: ODBC;DSN=MonkeyCantab_prototype;DBQ=D:\Whisker\CODE\clients\rnc - cambridge\MonkeyCANTAB\MonkeyCantab database (sample).mdb;DriverId=281;FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;