HRfunc

Experiment Contexts

Below you will find the recommended standard naming of various experimental contexts within the HRtree. Please use these naming schemes when uploading HRFs to the HRtree to ensure ease of access. The list below is intended to be as exhaustive as possible, however experiment contexts may be missing.

Task
Standard Name
Description
Flanker
flanker
A classic response inhibition task with congruent/incongruent flankers.
Go No-Go
go/no-go
Response inhibition task involving go and no-go signals.
N Back
n_back
Working memory task with varying load (0-back, 1-back, 2-back).
Stroop
stroop
Color-word interference task used to assess cognitive flexibility.
Oddball
oddball
Task used to elicit event-related potentials for rare vs. frequent stimuli.
Posner
posner
Attention task examining cue validity and spatial orientation.
Stop-Signal Task
sst
Measures response inhibition using a stop signal after go cue.
Visual Evoked Potential
vep
Visual stimulus presentation to measure evoked potentials.
Auditory Evoked Potential
aep
Auditory stimulus presentation to measure evoked potentials.
Reward Prediction Task
rpt
Task assessing prediction and response to reward signals.
Emotion Recognition
emotion_recognition
Participants identify emotional expressions from faces.
Protocol
Standard Name
Description
Gooble
gooble
A modified version of the Flanker task developed by Dr. Perlman and Dr. Pérez-Edgar and used for development and evaluation of the HRfunc tool.
Condition
Standard Name
Description
Directional
directional
A trial condition, common in Flanker tasks, where primary stimuli are flanked by extrenal stimuli point in a certain direction.
Congruent
congruent
A condition in which primary stimluli and flanking stimuli are pointing the same direction.
Incongruent
incongruent
A condition in which primary stimuli and flanking stimuli are point different directions.
Stimuli
Standard Name
Description
Computer Monitor
monitor
A monitor attached to a computer displaying pixelated stimuli on a screen.
Human
human
A human interacting with the research subject as the experimental stimuli.
AI
ai
An artificial intelligence (AI) ineracting with the research subject.
Puzzle
puzzle
A puzzle completed by the research subject.
Chess
chess
A classic chess board and pieces used played by the subject.
Pain device
pain
A pain device evoking a small pain stimuli to monitor nociception.
Diplay cards
display_card
A larger card used to display stimuli such as a Rorschach test.
Condition
Standard Name
Description
Women
women
Individuals who identify as women.
Men
men
Individuals who identify as men.
Cisgender women
cis-women
Individuals whose gender identity is female and sex assigned at birth is also female.
Cisgender men
cis-men
Individuals whose gender identity is male and sex assigned at birth is also male.
Transgender women
trans-women
Individuals who identify as women but were assigned male at birth.
Transgender men
trans-men
Individuals who identify as men but were assigned female at birth.
Nonbinary
nonbinary
Individuals who do not identify exclusively as male or female.
Agender
agender
Individuals who do not identify with any gender.
Genderqueer
genderqueer
Individuals who reject conventional gender distinctions.
Two-Spirit
two-spirit
Indigenous people who embody both masculine and feminine spirits.
Straight
straight
Individuals primarily attracted to a different gender.
Gay
gay
Men primarily attracted to men.
Lesbian
lesbian
Women primarily attracted to women.
Bisexual
bisexual
Individuals attracted to more than one gender.
Pansexual
pansexual
Individuals attracted to others regardless of gender identity.
Asexual
asexual
Individuals who experience little or no sexual attraction.
Queer
queer
A broad term for non-heteronormative sexual orientations.
Asian
asian
Individuals of East, Southeast, or South Asian descent.
East Asian
east_asian
Individuals of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Mongolian descent.
South Asian
south_asian
Individuals of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, or Nepali descent.
Southeast Asian
southeast_asian
Individuals of Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino, Indonesian, or Malaysian descent.
Native American
native_american
Indigenous peoples from the U.S. mainland.
Native Hawaiian
native_hawaiian
Indigenous peoples of Hawaii.
Pacific Islander
pacific_islander
Peoples from Oceania including Samoa, Fiji, and Guam.
Black
black
Individuals of African or Afro-Caribbean descent.
Afro-Caribbean
afro_caribbean
Individuals of African descent from the Caribbean.
White
white
Individuals of European descent.
Latino/Latina
latine
Individuals of Latin American descent who identify as male or female.
Latinx
latinx
Gender-neutral term for individuals of Latin American descent.
Hispanic
hispanic
Individuals from Spanish-speaking countries, often overlapping with Latin American identity.
Middle Eastern
middle_eastern
Individuals of Middle Eastern descent (e.g., Arab, Persian, Kurdish).
North African
north_african
Individuals from North African countries (e.g., Egypt, Morocco, Algeria).
Multiracial
multi_racial
Individuals identifying with two or more racial groups.
Disability
disability
Participants who identify as having a disability (physical, cognitive, or sensory).
Neurodivergent
neurodivergent
Participants with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, or other neurological differences.
Monolingual
monolingual
Speaks only one language fluently.
Bilingual
bilingual
Speaks two languages fluently.
Multilingual
multilingual
Speaks more than two languages fluently.
Low SES
low_ses
Participants from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
Middle SES
middle_ses
Participants from middle socioeconomic backgrounds.
High SES
high_ses
Participants from high socioeconomic backgrounds.
High School
education_high_school
Participants whose highest education level is high school or equivalent.
College Graduate
education_college
Participants who have completed an undergraduate degree.
Postgraduate
education_postgrad
Participants with a graduate or professional degree.