My 1st Script: Beginner Words
howto_userMy 1st Script begins with an instruction to ‘remember the following words’. Then it displays eight words, one at a time, for 2 seconds each, with a 1-second blank screen in between. Last, it displays a text field with a label asking the subject to type the words they remember. The subject’s response is automatically saved to the script’s data.
Topics introduced: comments, instruction(), text(), await(), clear(), largeinput()
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// Text like this, that follows 2 forward slashes, is ignored by the computer.
// It is called a comment.
// Comments are a great way to leave yourself notes and organize your script.
/* You can also start a comment with a slash then an asterisk. This method
makes your text stay a comment until you stop it, by typing an asterisk
then a slash. This is handy for long comments that span many lines, like this:
White space (i.e., spaces, tabs, and blank lines between code) is ignored by
the computer. That means it's completely optional, but can be a nice way to
keep your script organized and easy for you to read, as you write and edit.*/
instruction("Remember as many of the following eight words as you can.");
text("apple");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("chair");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("tent");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("bowl");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("clock");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("bike");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("tree");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
text("cat");
await(2000);
clear();
await(1000);
largeinput("Please type the words that you can remember.","words_recalled");
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