fix instructions, file upload, timing offset

wordTask_psychopy/word_task.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # info about the screen
 win = visual.Window(size = [1280,768],
                     color = "white",
-                    fullscr = False,
+                    fullscr = True, allowGUI=False,
                     units = "pix")
 
 # Set up text displays
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                         font = "Arial",
                         autoLog=True)
 
-instruct_txt = visual.TextStim(win, text = " In this experiment you will be reading words.\n Please, read them carefully.\n Press the space bar when you are ready to continue.",
+instruct_txt = visual.TextStim(win, text = " In this experiment you will be reading words.\n Please read them carefully.\n Press the button when you are ready to continue.",
                         pos = [0.0,0.0],
                         color = "black",
                         height = 24,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                         autoLog=True)
 
 #get some startup information from the user
-info = {'participant_id':'', 'session': '1'}
+info = {'participant_id':'', 'session': ''}
 dlg = gui.DlgFromDict(info, title = 'Word Task Startup')
 if not dlg.OK:
     core.quit()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #win.logonFlip(msg=' ', level=logging.DATA)
 # in the data source, there are three columns: Time, StimType and Stim
 # load in our stimulus timing xlsx file
-TRIAL_LIST = data.importConditions(fileName = parent_dir + "RunTest.xlsx")
+TRIAL_LIST = data.importConditions(fileName = parent_dir + "Run" + info['session'] + ".xlsx")
 totalTrials = len(TRIAL_LIST)
 
 def check_exit():
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def check_exit():
 win.flip() 
 #waiting for space bar to continue
 keys =event.waitKeys(keyList=['space'], timeStamped=globalClock)
+check_exit()
 #show waiting for scanner until keypress
 ScannerWait_txt.draw()
 win.flip()  
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ def check_exit():
 #creating variable for flip duration
 flip_duration= 21
 # header for data log
-data = np.hstack(("Stim","StimType","onset"))
+#data = np.hstack(("Stim","StimType","onset"))
+data = [0,0]
 # Goal for this section: Check what time it is. If the time matches a value in the column "Time"
 # then present the text display from that same row for 1.25 seconds and then go back to blank
 for index in range(len(TRIAL_LIST)):
@@ -120,16 +122,17 @@ def check_exit():
                         autoLog=True)
     stim.draw();
     win.flip()
+    onset = globalClock.getTime()
     logging.log("Datalog.log",level=logging.EXP)
     win.logOnFlip("Datalog.log",level=logging.EXP)
-    onset = globalClock.getTime()
-    core.wait(1.25-(globalClock.getTime()-onset))
+    onset_tr = onset - t0
+    core.wait(1.0-(globalClock.getTime()-onset))
     null_txt.draw()
     win.flip()
     onset = globalClock.getTime() 
-    core.wait(1.25-(globalClock.getTime()-onset))
+    core.wait(1.5-(globalClock.getTime()-onset))
     # store data into the numpy array
-    data = np.vstack((data, np.hstack((TRIAL_LIST[index]["Stim"],TRIAL_LIST[index]['StimType'],onset,))))# round the onset time (in seconds) to the third decimal place
+    data = np.vstack((data, np.hstack((TRIAL_LIST[index]['StimType'],onset_tr,))))
 #clear screen
 null_txt.draw()
 win.flip()
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ def check_exit():
 
 ### SAVE DATA ###
 np.savetxt(parent_dir+prefix+"_onsets.tsv",
-            data, fmt='%s', delimiter='\t', newline='\n',
+            data, fmt='%f', delimiter='\t', newline='\n',
             header='', footer='', comments='# ')
 # close everything
 win.close()