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5.5.3 Superblock Dialog
Trials in Block and Block Duration are mutually exclusive items that determine the number of trials to run in the block. When Trials in Block is selected, the number in the text
field is the number of trials that will be run in that block. If Scalable is set, the number of
trials is scaled by a factor from the block’s owner (see “5.12.2 Trial Counting”, p211 on
trial counting). When Block Duration is selected, the number in the text field is the length
of time that the block will run (see “5.5.1 Connecting Objects to Blocks”, p120); this value
is never scalable.
The Attributes button opens the Blocks Attributes dialog (see “5.8.5.3 Block Attributes
Dialog”, p172). If the dialog was actually opened for the experiment, the Experiment Attributes dialog is opened instead (see “5.8.3 Experiment Attributes”, p158). Or, if the dialog
was opened for a group, the Group Attributes dialog is opened (see “5.8.4.3 Group Attributes Dialog”, p170).
The Lists button opens the Factor Set dialog for the block (see “5.7.3.3 Factor Set Dialog”,
p147).
To run a single execution of the block (in practice mode) to check your design, click the
button. For Preview to work, the block must be connected to the experiment.
(See also “5.11 Trial Chooser Floating Window”, p209).
Preview
5.5.3 Superblock Dialog
Figure 128 – The Superblock dialog
The Superblock dialog is almost identical to the Group dialog, described in “5.4.2 Group
dialog”, p119. The only addition is the Scalable/Fixed button pair, which controls whether
the cycle count can be scaled by the superblock’s owner. (See “5.12.2 Trial Counting”,
p211.)
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