MediaLab User Guide
Everything you need to build and run computer-based studies in MediaLab — surveys and questionnaires, media presentation, reaction-time items, randomization, branching, and data collection. Browse the full contents in the sidebar, or start with one of these.
Start here
Setup
Install MediaLab and get oriented with the main program window.
ConceptsKey concepts
How experiments, questionnaires, conditions, and items fit together.
DesignExperiment Editor
Build experiments and questionnaires in the visual editor.
ExperimentsExperiment (.exp) files
Sequence stimuli, media, and questionnaires into a session.
QuestionnairesQuestionnaire (.que) files
Write items, response types, labels, timing, and branching.
DataData files
Understand the data MediaLab writes — plus the data FAQ.
Learn by exampleSamples
Explore ready-made studies that ship with MediaLab.
AdvancedAdvanced features
Calculated scores, complex skips, custom items, and reports.
New to MediaLab?
If you are just getting started, we suggest running the on-line tutorial from the Help menu of the main program window, and exploring the sample studies that ship with MediaLab — you can open them just as if they were your own experiments.
Can’t find what you need? Contact us and we’ll help you directly.