Institute for Language Sciences Labs

Zep

The Zep programming language.

How to properly run a ZEP experiment in the lab

This how-to guides you through a test session using ZEP at the ILS Labs. It assumes you have completely prepared your experiment – including the replacement of the example stimuli with your own. Step 1 and 2 should only be done when running your experiment for the first time. Step 3 to 7 should be repeated…

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Experiment Builder on the EyeLink

Introduction SR Research Experiment Builder is a program that can be used to make an experiment for our EyeLink 1000 eye tracker. We have one license and the software is installed on ET1; however, we do not generally use it, and it is recommended that you use our own software, ZEP, instead; use of ZEP…

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Understanding (Research) Data Storage in the ILS Labs

Click here for a short overview of this article   In the ILS Labs you can put your data in various places. These places can essentially be divided into two categories: network storage and local temporary storage. This how-to describes the differences between these two locations, and helps you figure out where to store your…

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How to work with CSV files

CSV stands for ‘comma separated values’. A CSV file is usually a text file with the extension ‘.csv’ and is used because it is useful to pass a lot of structured data to a computer program, while also being relatively easy to read for humans. How CSV files work A CSV file always contains a…

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Adding a BeexyBox button box to a Zep experiment

When using ZEP, you can use a BeexyBox buttons box to measure participant responses and response times. Most ZEP 2 experiment templates already have the necessary code to use these button boxes. However, not all ZEP 1 templates come with this support out of the box, so you’ll need to add it yourself. This page…

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