stimuli.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
A very short example experiment in 16 lines of pure code.
Participants have to indicate the parity of digits by pressing 
the left arrow key for odd and the right arrow key for even numbers.
"""

from expyriment import control, stimuli, design, misc

digit_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] * 12
design.randomize.shuffle_list(digit_list)

exp = control.initialize()
exp.data_variable_names = ["digit", "btn", "rt", "error"]

control.start(exp)

for digit in digit_list:
    target = stimuli.TextLine(text=str(digit), text_size=80)
    exp.clock.wait(500 - stimuli.FixCross().present() - target.preload())
    target.present()
    button, rt = exp.keyboard.wait([misc.constants.K_LEFT, misc.constants.K_RIGHT])
    error = (button == misc.constants.K_LEFT) == digit%2
    if error: stimuli.Tone(duration=200, frequency=2000).play()
    exp.data.add([digit, button, rt, int(error)])
    exp.clock.wait(1000 - stimuli.BlankScreen().present() - target.unload())

control.end(goodbye_text="Thank you very much...", goodbye_delay=2000)