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Fairy tales horror stories: Common misconceptions and traps about use of computers for psychophysical testing

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Kleiner,  M
Department Human Perception, Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;
Project group: Cognitive Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society;

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Kleiner, M. (2011). Fairy tales horror stories: Common misconceptions and traps about use of computers for psychophysical testing. In 12th Conference of Junior Neuroscientists of Tübingen (NeNA 2011) (pp. 10).


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-B9F6-1
Abstract
This talk will describe some very common misconceptions that cognitive neuroscientists frequently
express about the use of computers and related equipment for visual or auditory
stimulus presentation, response collection and the timing precision and behaviour of computers
and common operating systems in general. Some typical examples are assumptions
about the suitability of LCD flat panels for timed and controlled visual stimulation, naive
use of standard sound cards for timed auditory stimulation, and the use of keyboards and
mice for reaction time measurements. The talk will try to point out solutions or remedies for
some problems where available. The examples are based on an informal sampling of questions
asked and misconceptions often encountered on the Psychtoolbox user forum.