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Microbe Categorization Task

Web-based behavioral experiment - Converted from MATLAB/Psychtoolbox

🚀 Start Here

Run Setup Tests View Microbe Demo Try Task (Fast) Start Full Task

📋 What This Task Does

Participants categorize microbe images based on the number and length of their spikes into 8 different locations (cave, beach, city, etc.). The task features:

Progressive category unlocking
Sequential presentation with occasional revisits
Real-time response collection
Automatic data export to CSV
Dynamically generated microbe stimuli

⚠️ First Time Setup: Run the setup tests first to verify all files are present. You'll need to add your scene images to stimuli/scenes/ folder. See README.md for details.

📖 Documentation

QUICKSTART.md - Get started in 3 steps
README.md - Complete documentation
CONVERSION_SUMMARY.md - What was converted
test.html - Verify your setup
demo.html - Interactive microbe generator

🎯 Running the Experiment

With a local server:

python3 -m http.server 8000

Then navigate to:

http://localhost:8000/experiment.html

URL Parameters:

?subject=S001 - Set subject ID
?group=1 - Set subject group (1-10)
?debug=true - Fast timing for testing

✨ Key Features

✅ No Installation
Runs in any browser

✅ No Licensing
Pure open source

✅ Cross-Platform
Mac, Windows, Linux

✅ Easy Sharing
Just send a link

Converted from MATLAB/Psychtoolbox to jsPsych 7.3
All data collection features preserved