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A Javascript library [http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~kjohnson/talkers/js/audexp.js audexp.js] makes it realatively easy to implement the following four kinds of typical experiment:
 
A Javascript library [http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~kjohnson/talkers/js/audexp.js audexp.js] makes it realatively easy to implement the following four kinds of typical experiment:
   
* Identification - a single audio file is played, and a two-alternative forced choice (2AFC) is given.
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* Identification (id) - a single audio file is played, and a two-alternative forced choice (2AFC) is given.
* Discrimination - two audio files are played, and a 2AFC is given.
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* Discrimination (ax) - two audio files are played, and a 2AFC is given.
* Rating - a single audio file is played, and a rating number (from 1 to 7) is given.
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* Rating (r) - a single audio file is played, and a rating number (from 1 to 7) is given.
* Contrast Rating - two audio files are played, and a rating number is given.
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* Contrast Rating (cr) - two audio files are played, and a rating number is given.
   
   
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::<script src="js/blocktest_list.js"></script>
 
::<script src="js/blocktest_list.js"></script>
   
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* a call to load the experiment when the page is loaded
<body onload="load('id',false,500,2000);">
 
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::<body onload="load('id',false,500,2000);">
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** this call specifies the type of experiment (in this case 'id')
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** whether to randomize the order of presentation of the list of sound files
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** the interstimulus interval for 'ax' and 'cr' types
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** and the intertrial interval for all experiments.

Revision as of 18:23, 8 February 2018

Experiments can be hosted on the Department of Linguistics server, and then distributed to listeners by email link, or via Amazon Mechanical Turk.

An example is here: example experiment

A Javascript library audexp.js makes it realatively easy to implement the following four kinds of typical experiment:

  • Identification (id) - a single audio file is played, and a two-alternative forced choice (2AFC) is given.
  • Discrimination (ax) - two audio files are played, and a 2AFC is given.
  • Rating (r) - a single audio file is played, and a rating number (from 1 to 7) is given.
  • Contrast Rating (cr) - two audio files are played, and a rating number is given.


Your html code must have three features:

  • source a javascript file that defines
    • an array (or two arrays) of filenames that will be presented.
    • a variable called 'block'
    • here's an example of such a file
    • this .js file was created with a small perl script from a .csv spreadsheet.
    • the html header contains these two lines to get the audexp.js library and the experiment-specific list of sound files.
<script src="js/blocktest_list.js"></script>
<script src="js/blocktest_list.js"></script>
  • a call to load the experiment when the page is loaded
<body onload="load('id',false,500,2000);">
    • this call specifies the type of experiment (in this case 'id')
    • whether to randomize the order of presentation of the list of sound files
    • the interstimulus interval for 'ax' and 'cr' types
    • and the intertrial interval for all experiments.