# NOTE:

To try out experiments with psiturk (by running `psiturk debug`), make sure to remove the `participants.db` file first. 
Newer versions of psiturk added a "mode" column to the `participants.db` file, so there is a conflict if one tries to open an old file.  

Create a new virtual environment by running ` conda env create -f environment.yml`.
You may need to update `~/.psiturkconfig` with AWS credentials.  

# MORE psiturk notes

`conda activate psiturk`
cd into relevant experiment
`psiturk server on`
`psiturk debug`
`psiturk server off` !! important !!

can run `pkill -f psiturk` to fix caching problems.

# Experiment 1
- Almost experiment with a single sentence: To what extent do you agree with the following sentence? This time, Tom's ball almost reached the target region.

# Experiment 2
- Expectation manipulation: Tom normally manages / doesn't manage to get his ball into the target region
- Two ratings: 
    - This time, Tom's ball **almost reached** the target region. 
    - This time, Tom's ball **didn't reach** the target region. 

# Experiment 3
- Darts experiment
- Expectation manipulation 

# Experiment 4
- same as darts experiments with buttons instead of sliders 
- also: additional trails in which the outcome was positive 
    + This time, Max **almost hit** the center region. 
    + This time, Max **missed** the center region. 
    + This time, Max **almost missed** the center region. 
    + This time, Max **hit** the center region. 

# Experiment 5
- Billiards videos 
- half with positive outcome; half with negative outcome 
- dv: agreement rating about whether 'A almost prevented B from going through the gate' or 'almost caused B to go through the gate'

# Experiment 6
- Billiards videos 
- half with positive outcome; half with negative outcome 
- dvs: agreement about 
    + 'counterfactual statements': if A had not been present; if A had 
    + 'closeness of the actual outcome'