html-keyboard-response

This plugin displays HTML content and records responses generated with the keyboard.The stimulus can be displayed until a response is given, or for a pre-determined amount of time. The trial can be ended automatically if the subject has failed to respond within a fixed length of time.

Parameters

In addition to the parameters available in all plugins, this plugin accepts the following parameters. Parameters with a default value of undefined must be specified. Other parameters can be left unspecified if the default value is acceptable.

Parameter	Type	Default Value	Description
stimulus	HTML string	undefined	The string to be displayed.
choices	array of strings	"ALL_KEYS"	This array contains the key(s) that the subject is allowed to press in order to respond to the stimulus. Keys should be specified as characters (e.g., 'a', 'q', ' ', 'Enter', 'ArrowDown') - see this page and this page (event.key column) for more examples. Any key presses that are not listed in the array will be ignored. The default value of "ALL_KEYS" means that all keys will be accepted as valid responses. Specifying "NO_KEYS" will mean that no responses are allowed.
prompt	string	null	This string can contain HTML markup. Any content here will be displayed below the stimulus. The intention is that it can be used to provide a reminder about the action the subject is supposed to take (e.g., which key to press).
stimulus_duration	numeric	null	How long to display the stimulus in milliseconds. The visibility CSS property of the stimulus will be set to hidden after this time has elapsed. If this is null, then the stimulus will remain visible until the trial ends.
trial_duration	numeric	null	How long to wait for the subject to make a response before ending the trial in milliseconds. If the subject fails to make a response before this timer is reached, the subject's response will be recorded as null for the trial and the trial will end. If the value of this parameter is null, then the trial will wait for a response indefinitely.
response_ends_trial	boolean	true	If true, then the trial will end whenever the subject makes a response (assuming they make their response before the cutoff specified by the trial_duration parameter). If false, then the trial will continue until the value for trial_duration is reached. You can set this parameter to false to force the subject to view a stimulus for a fixed amount of time, even if they respond before the time is complete.

Data Generated

In addition to the default data collected by all plugins, this plugin collects the following data for each trial.

Name	Type	Value
response	string	Indicates which key the subject pressed.
rt	numeric	The response time in milliseconds for the subject to make a response. The time is measured from when the stimulus first appears on the screen until the subject's response.
stimulus	string	The HTML content that was displayed on the screen.

Examples

Displaying trial until subject gives a response

Code

var trial = {
    type: jsPsychHtmlKeyboardResponse,
    stimulus: '<p style="font-size:48px; color:green;">BLUE</p>',
    choices: ['r', 'g', 'b'],
    prompt: "<p>Is the ink color (r)ed, (g)reen, or (b)lue?</p>"
};

Demo

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Showing a 1 second fixation cross; no response allowed

Code

var trial = {
    type: jsPsychHtmlKeyboardResponse,
    stimulus: '<p style="font-size: 48px;">+</p>',
    choices: "NO_KEYS",
    trial_duration: 1000,
};      

Demo

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