Running experiments

To run experiments, open the Runner. It will prompt you to select a MouseTracker experiment file (in .CSV format). It will then execute this experiment file and once finished, output data into a subfolder within the folder where the .CSV file is located. The name of this subfolder is the name of the experiment .CSV file (without the .CSV extension) and the data file will carry the extension: .MT. At the beginning of running the experiment, Runner will ask you for the subject ID. The outputted data file will then appear in the format:

CSV-FILE-NAME\ID_DATE_TIME.mt


CSV-FILE-NAME = name of the experiment .CSV file (without the .CSV extension)

ID = subject ID

DATE = the date when the data file was outputted

TIME = the time when the data file was outputted

In every kind of experiment, several things do not change. On each trial, a "Start" button appears. After a participant presses this, the trial begins. The participant then moves the mouse from the location of the "Start" button to one of multiple response alternatives.

To abort an experiment early, press the F12 key. You can then choose to save the data already collected or to end without saving any data.