Drag-rate Task¶

With the drag-rate task, you can get one-dimensional property ratings along with the participant's confidence for that rating.

Parameters¶

Instruction hint This will be displayed on the screen during the task. Max 80 characters Extended instruction Shown when the user hovers over the hint. Max 500 characters Show shadows Select to show a "shadow" originating from each stimulus, visualizing the participant's confidence spread. default\=True Item Size Height of the stimuli in % of the width of the field. Default 8%. Must be between 2% and 20%. The width is adapted according to the original aspect ratio of the image. Confidence scale labelDefault: "Confidence". Max 50 characters. Confidence scale mininum value labelMax 70 characters. Confidence scale maximum value labelMax 70 characters. X-axis barShow a bar for the x-axis. Deselected by default. Property scale labelE.g. "Pleasantness". Max 50 characters. Property scale minimum value label E.g. "Not pleasant at all". Max 70 characters. Property scale maximum value label E.g. "Very pleasant". Max 70 characters.

Example¶

In the example below you see a how someone has rated several items, in this case politicians, on a scale ("Reservedness"). The item's vertical position (from botton to top) tells us how "reserved" you think this person is. The item's horizontal position (left to right) tells us how certain you are of your answer.

a screenshot of the drag-rate task — An example of the drag-rate task