Experiment elements templates

  • 27th Sep 2024
  • Updated on 14th May 2025

Parts of experiments made to mix and match. These are not full experiments. Click here for a list of complete experiments.

While many aspects of the experiment setup are included in these templates, some features are still under development, as indicated by the 🚧 icons.

Instructions and end screen

Ethics agreement

Participant metadata

Self-paced reading

Acceptability ratings

Comprehension questions 🚧
Trials

You can think of PennController trials as building blocks that you combine to create an experiment. Trials are composed of even smaller building blocks: elements (things that have content) and commands (things that make elements do things). We’ll talk more about elements and commands in upcoming sections. PCIbex documentation

Running Code

To run the code, clone or download the content of the corresponding GitHub repository and copy it into a new empty project in your PCIbex farm. Alternatively, click on the demo link and copy the template.

To download the files from GitHub:

  1. Click on Code and Download ZIP.
  2. Unpack the ZIP archive.
  3. Create a new empty project on the PCIbex farm of your choosing.
  4. Upload the files from the archive:
    • From chunk includes to Resources
    • From data_includes to Scripts
    • From css_includes to Aesthetics
    • from js_includes to Modules

Where to copy files from GitHub to Farm