TY - JOUR
T1 - PsychoPy2
T2 - Experiments in behavior made easy
AU - Peirce, Jonathan
AU - Gray, Jeremy R.
AU - Simpson, Sol
AU - MacAskill, Michael
AU - Höchenberger, Richard
AU - Sogo, Hiroyuki
AU - Kastman, Erik
AU - Lindeløv, Jonas Kristoffer
PY - 2019/2
Y1 - 2019/2
N2 - PsychoPy is an application for the creation of experiments in behavioral science (psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, etc.) with precise spatial control and timing of stimuli. It now provides a choice of interface; users can write scripts in Python if they choose, while those who prefer to construct experiments graphically can use the new Builder interface. Here we describe the features that have been added over the last 10 years of its development. The most notable addition has been that Builder interface, allowing users to create studies with minimal or no programming, while also allowing the insertion of Python code for maximal flexibility. We also present some of the other new features, including further stimulus options, asynchronous time-stamped hardware polling, and better support for open science and reproducibility. Tens of thousands of users now launch PsychoPy every month, and more than 90 people have contributed to the code. We discuss the current state of the project, as well as plans for the future.
AB - PsychoPy is an application for the creation of experiments in behavioral science (psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, etc.) with precise spatial control and timing of stimuli. It now provides a choice of interface; users can write scripts in Python if they choose, while those who prefer to construct experiments graphically can use the new Builder interface. Here we describe the features that have been added over the last 10 years of its development. The most notable addition has been that Builder interface, allowing users to create studies with minimal or no programming, while also allowing the insertion of Python code for maximal flexibility. We also present some of the other new features, including further stimulus options, asynchronous time-stamped hardware polling, and better support for open science and reproducibility. Tens of thousands of users now launch PsychoPy every month, and more than 90 people have contributed to the code. We discuss the current state of the project, as well as plans for the future.
KW - Experiment
KW - Open science
KW - Open-source
KW - Psychology
KW - Reaction time
KW - Software
KW - Timing
KW - User-Computer Interface
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Humans
KW - Behavioral Research/methods
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061264617&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3758/s13428-018-01193-y
DO - 10.3758/s13428-018-01193-y
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30734206
AN - SCOPUS:85061264617
SN - 1554-351X
VL - 51
SP - 195
EP - 203
JO - Behavior Research Methods
JF - Behavior Research Methods
IS - 1
ER -