MediaLab skipping items (case 13988)

[jill.brown]

Hi Jason!

The file is attached. Thus far, it is happening when running all of the conditions; conditions 1 and 3 look very similar until you get to the end while condition 99 has completely different items.

Thanks!
Jill

[jason_reed]

Thanks for the files. Could you tell me in which of the .que files you sent the unexpected skipping occurs? Anything to help me narrow down the problem areas is appreciated.

[jill.brown]

Sure! Self-Other Sleep Study - Pre; Self-Other Sleep Study - Impersonal; Self-Other Sleep Study Post.

[jason_reed]

Also, do you mean to only have the single questionnaire "Self Other Sleep Study Pre.que" in condition 1 and the single quesitonnaire "Self Other Sleep Study Pre - Impersonal.que" in condition 3? If you want participants to answer any items in a particular condition, all the .que files containing those questionnaires should be in the same .exp file with the same condition number.

[jill.brown]

Yes, having the single questionnaires in those conditions is intentional.

[jason_reed]

It looks like some of the items in different .que files have the same names. What happens if you give each item its own unique name?

[jill.brown]

Many of the same questions are asked across conditions so I'd rather not have to manually line up the variables later. Additionally, this would not explain why those 100 questions would be skipped when we clear the data file and just run condition 1. I'm happy to try your solution, however having multiple questionnaires with the same variable names has not been a problem for us in the past.

[jason_reed]

I understand. My suggestion was based on one of the first things I noticed and as something to try while I continue to work with the files you sent. Please do let me know if you make any more discoveries as I work on my end.