Attention Network task

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Hi,

I am trying to re-create the ANT task on psychoPy but woth fewer trials so that in total it lasts for 15 minutes as I will be combining it with two additional tasks. I have downloaded the resources although I am unsure as to how to build it. Does anyone have a link to a demo that could help with understanding how to construct it on PsychoPy? Thank you.

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Hi There! I would recommend downloading the gitlab repository for the available online version in pavlovia https://gitlab.pavlovia.org/demos/the-attention-network-task

Hope this helps,
Becca

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Hi,

thank you but I need to re-create it with fewer trials I can only use the psychopy builder.

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In this file there is a PsychoPy builder file

download the repository from the link and open the psyexp file in your builder :blush:

From there you can also adjust the number of trials

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Hi Becca,

when using the builder, how would you go about reducing the number of time the stimulus is repeated? I am also trying to reduce the length of the task but still want the participants to see all the trials

Amy

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Hi Becca,

Thank you very much for this! it is very useful. I have a question. I would like to use this task in an experiment. Then, how can I cite this task if I use this version? By citing the web gitlab.pavlovia.org? Thanks!

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Hi @Dohernba ! thanks for offering to cite, we need to upload relevant references for each of our demos from our side. For the moment I think it would be ok to use:

Open Science Tools core team (2021). The Attention Network Task [Computer software demo]. Retrieved from Sign in · GitLab

Since this is a basic demo maintained by the team

Thanks!
Becca

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We used the Attention Network Task ANT by Fan on github.

I see how it outputs 3 files: (a) .csv file, (b) log and (c) .psydat
Is there a script or instructions for process/ analysis of the final scores in each area?
I see in research articles you calculate the mean in each of the three areas: alerting, orienting, executive.

I basically need to know how to score this test. In the child version there is a script however we are using the adult version and I do not see a script for processing.
Child ANT
└── Analysis
└── Preprocessing_Script.py