An inexpensive system for measuring the processing of relational information by romantic partners.
The present paper describes the computer aspects of a reaction time experiment with couples. The hardware consists of two computers connected through a local area network. Issues that deal with the first PC include timing routines, screen control, mice data decoding, and synchronization of computer software--written in Assembler for a PC without hard disk--with information presented in a videotape. The second computer was used for data processing that was written in VBA. Although the system was created for a dedicated purpose, it is easily applicable to other environments.
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ghent, Belgium. armand.declercq@rug.ac.be
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D002755:Choice Behavior; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D011930:Reaction Time; D012984:Software; D018454:Spouses