Referring to another List's "Weight" Attribute in Inline code

[Lindsey Tate]

Hi group,

I'm currently working on a project where I need to create a modified Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test (FCSRT). I'm using 36 total stimuli sets, which each include a picture and two cues. There are three phases: Encoding, Free Recall, and Cued Recall. First, the participants are shown all 36 pictures with their cues. Then they recall as many as they can without cues. Finally, they go through a somewhat-complicated-to-code Cued Recall.

The first important rule is that we're only going to have participants learn 24 of the items.

The second important rule is that any item that is recalled once is "checked off the list" of the 24 items they need to learn. Any items recalled during Free Recall are part of the 24.

So here's basically what needs to happen:

(1) Encoding

(2) Free Recall 

(3) Experimenter inputs (into E-Prime) which items were recalled by participant; E-Prime removes those items from being presented in Cued Recall

(4) E-Prime "sets aside" 12 items that weren't recalled during the Free Recall

(5) Cued Recall -- E-Prime then presents cues from the not-yet-recalled items from the partial list (the 24 item list)

(6) Experimenter inputs (into E-Prime) which items were recalled by participant

We were thinking that we could use the Weight Attribute for this purpose. Specifically, if there is a specific experimenter input (that the participant recalled an item) then set the Weight Attribute equal to zero. We were thinking something like c.SetAttrib "Weight", "0" would work, except we need to refer to the Attribute outside of it's context. For example, when the Free Recall is done, we need to be able to set weights in another List equal to zero. We could also use this method to do step #4 by choosing a random number 1-36 and if its weight is still equal to 1 then (new) weight equals 0 (loop x12). 

Can you do this? Can you refer to Weight as an Attribute? How do you refer to an Attribute outside of its context (e.g., can your write OtherListsName.SetAttrib "Weight")?

I appreciate any and all assistance on this.

Thank you,

Lindsey

[David McFarlane]

Lindsey,

Please see the List.SetWeight topic (more generically,
Factor.SetWeight) in the E-Basic Help facility. And don't forget the
List.Reset!

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