About SameOpposite

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Purpose

 

Same/opposite side reaction time task.

 

Citing SameOpposite

 

Please cite as, for example:

 

(in text)

The task was implemented in the SameOpposite program (Cardinal, 2007) using the Whisker control system (Cardinal & Aitken, 2001).

 

(in bibliography)

Cardinal RN (2007). SameOpposite (version 0.1), computer software [ www.whiskercontrol.com ]. Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd, Cambridge, UK.

Cardinal RN, Aitken MRF (2001). Whisker (version 2), computer software [ www.whiskercontrol.com ]. Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd, Cambridge, UK.

 

Software requirements

 

Requires Whisker v2.0 or greater.

 

Data storage

 

Text-based output to disk.
ODBC data storage to a database (supplied).

 

Author

 

Rudolf Cardinal (rudolf@pobox.com).

 

Copyright

 

Copyright © Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd

 

Version history

 

v0.1 (3-7 July 2007). First version written.
v1.0 (5 Dec 2008). Bug fix: spurious error message ('Syntax error message received unknown command "awaiting"') removed (a status message had a semicolon in; the actual problem was in the clientlib). // Traylight goes off when rear panel entered, if it was on.
v2.0 (12 Jan 2009). Server default changed from "loopback" to "localhost" (Windows Vista compatibility and more general standardization).
v2.1 (25 Mar 2009). Support for using different holes in a 9-hole box environment; change to claimed device names (from HOLE_0-HOLE_4 to HOLE_0-HOLE_8, and similarly for STIMLIGHT).
v2.2 (1 May 2009). That was a silly choice of names, as the FiveChoice task uses HOLE_0 (etc.). So we will now use NHB_HOLE_0 (to _8) and NHB_STIMLIGHT_0 (to _8). ("NHB" for "nine-hole box".)