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The Functional Measurement Experiment Builder suite: two Java-based programs to generate and run functional

Olivier Mairesse¹, Joeri Hofmans, Peter Theuns

¹Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, Brussels, Belgium. olivier.mairesse@vub.ac.be

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|June 5, 2008

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This study introduces the FM Experiment Builder, a free, user-friendly software for creating and running experiments with text or images. It supports various designs and data export, making research more accessible.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Experimental Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Conducting psychological experiments often requires specialized programming skills.
Existing software may lack flexibility for diverse experimental designs or multilingual support.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a free, user-friendly software tool for designing and running experiments.
To provide a flexible platform for various experimental designs, including those for functional magnetic resonance imaging (FM) research.
To facilitate data collection and analysis for researchers without programming expertise.

Main Methods:

Development of the FM Experiment Builder software using a Java-based structure.
Implementation of features for generating experiments with textual or pictorial stimuli.
Configuration options for multilingual use, diverse response formats, and randomized, single, or multifactorial designs.

Main Results:

The FM Experiment Builder is a free, easy-to-use program requiring no prior programming knowledge.
It supports both FM and non-FM experiments with configurable designs and multilingual capabilities.
Outputs are Microsoft Excel compatible (.xls files) for seamless integration with statistical software.

Conclusions:

The FM Experiment Builder democratizes experimental research by providing an accessible, versatile tool.
Its cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Macintosh) and small file size (< 1 MB) enhance its utility and distribution.
The software simplifies the process of experiment generation, execution, and data management for researchers.