3CREATING AND PRESENTING STIMULI
In this chapter, you will learn how to create some basic stimuli, and how to present these on a computer display. To do this, you will write scripts in which you will use classes from two external packages: PyGaze (Dalmaijer, Mathôt, & Van der Stigchel, 2014), and PsychoPy (Peirce, 2007, 2009).
These external packages can do pretty much anything you could need in a psychological experiment. This includes presenting stimuli on a monitor; producing sound; collecting responses from keyboards, computer mice, joysticks, and controllers; communicating with eye trackers; logging data; and accurately timing events. Which package you choose is entirely up to you (or your teacher, if you’re using this book ...
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