Corsi Blocks (Simplified)
Jaap MurreFunctional Corsi Block Tap test with immediate feedback. Does not store any data. Useful for demonstrations or informal testing.
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Functional Corsi Block Tap test with immediate feedback. Does not store any data. Useful for demonstrations or informal testing.
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var coords = [[10,10],[20,40],[20,80],[40,30],[45,60], // block coordinates
[60,10],[60,75],[70,50],[80,20],[85,45]], // [[left,top], ...]
blocks = [], i, b, series, e, block,
block_color = "lightgrey",
span = 2, errors, attempts = 0, correct = 0, kessels_score;
instruction("Watch the blocks 'light up' and then click them in the correct order. ");
clear();
await(1500);
for (i = 0; i < coords.length; i++) // Create block layout, use `i` as id
{
blocks.push(main.addblock(coords[i][0],coords[i][1],10,10,block_color,"",i));
}
while (true) // Do 'forever', but really only until `break` is called
{
await(2000);
series = shuffle(range(10)); // Randomize series
for (i = 0; i < span; i++) // 'Play' series
{
b = series[i];
blocks[b].style("backgroundColor","black");
await(500);
blocks[b].style("backgroundColor",block_color);
await(500);
}
errors = 0;
for (i = 0; i < span; i++) // Have subject click series
{
e = await("click"); // Event `e` also contains target node
b = parseInt(e.event.target.id); // parseInt turns a string into a number
blocks[b].blink("black",250); // 250 ms blink to black
if (series[i] !== b) // Count errors
{
++errors;
}
}
++attempts;
if (errors === 0)
{
++correct;
if (attempts === 2) // If twice correct, increase span
{
++span;
attempts = 0;
}
}
else
{
if (attempts === 2) // If twice wrong, stop test
{
--span;
kessels_score = span*correct; // Kessels et al. (2000)
break; // Break out of while loop
}
}
}
await(1000);
main.addblock("center","center",90,90,"white","Your Corsi blocks span is " + span);
console.log("Corsi Span: ",span," Kessels Score: ",kessels_score);
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