**1. LIST OF FILES IN ARCHIVE** **A. Analyses Scripts** *mak_RawStartle.R*: R script to create mean raw startle variables from trial level data files. Uses mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and bSTL_Trial20_100.dat and produces RawStartle.dat *mak_RawStartle_SplitHalf.R*: R script to create mean raw startle variables coded by even/odd trials from trial level data file. Uses mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and produces RawStartle_SplitHalf.dat *mak_StandardizedStartle.R*: R script to create mean standardized startle variables from trial level data files. Uses mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and bSTL_Trial20_100.dat and produces StandardizedStartle.dat *mak_StandardizedStartle_SplitHalf.R*: R script to create mean standardized startle variables coded by even/odd trials from trial level data file. Uses mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and produces RawStartle_SplitHalf.dat *mak_RawPotentiation.R*: R script to create primary raw startle potentiation (difference score) DV from raw startle data file. Uses RawStartle.dat and produces RawStartlePotentiation.dat *mak_RawPotentiation_SplitHalf.R*: R script to create primary raw startle potentiation (difference score) DV coded by even/odd trials from split half raw startle data file. Uses RawStartle_SplitHalf.dat and produces RawStartlePotentiation_SplitHalf.dat *mak_StandardizedPotentiation.R*: R script to create primary standardized startle potentiation (difference score) DV from raw startle data file. Uses StandardizedStartle.dat and produces StandardizedStartlePotentiation.dat *mak_StandardizedPotentiation_SplitHalf.R*: R script to create primary standardized startle potentiation (difference score) DV coded by even/odd trials from split half raw startle data file. Uses StandardizedStartle_SplitHalf.dat and produces StandardizedStartlePotentiation_SplitHalf.dat *mak_PercentPotentiation.R*: R script to create primary percent change startle potentiation DV from raw startle data file. Uses RawStartle.dat and produces PercentStartlePotentiation.dat *mak_PercentPotentiation_SplitHalf.R*: R script to create primary percent change startle potentiation DV coded by even/odd trials from split half raw startle data file. Uses RawStartle_SplitHalf.dat and produces PercentStartlePotentiation_SplitHalf.dat --- *ana_ManipulationChecks_RawStartle.R*: R script to perform manipulation checks of effects of the threat of shock manipulation and the four primary IVs on raw startle. Uses RawStartle.dat *ana_ManipulationChecks_Supplemental.R*: R script to perform manipulation checks of the BAC manipulation, shock tolerance manipulation, and effects of the four primary IVs on self-reported fear/anxiety. Uses Supp.dat and RawStartle.dat *ana_RawPotentiation.R*: R script to perform main analyses of effects of the four primary IVs on raw startle potentiation. Uses RawPotentiation.dat ana_StandardizedPotentiation.R: R script to perform main analyses of effects of the four primary IVs on standardized startle potentiation. Uses StandardizedPotentiation.dat *ana_PercentPotentiation.R*: R script to perform main analyses of effects of the four primary IVs on percent change startle potentiation. Uses PercentPotentiation.dat *ana_Reliability.R*: R script to perform analysis of split-half reliability of startle potentiation for each quantification approach. Uses RawPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat, StandardizedPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat, and PercentPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat *ana_Validity.R*: R script to perform analysis of validity of startle potentiation for each quantification approach assessed via correlation with self-reported fear/anxiety. Uses RawPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat, StandardizedPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat, PercentPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat, and Supp.dat. **B. Data** *bSTL_Trial20_100.dat*: Processed trial level general startle reactivity at baseline startle data file produced by our matlab toolbox Physbox (Curtin, 2011) scripts. Note: we plan to share these scripts in future open science projects *mSTL_Trial20_100.dat*: Processed trial level main task startle data file produced by our matlab toolbox Physbox (Curtin, 2011) scripts. Note: we plan to share these scripts in future open science projects *Supp.dat*: Data file with ID and other supplemental variables (Sex, Age, BAC, Self-reported Fear/Anxiety, Shock level) --- *RawStartle.dat*: Data file of mean raw startle variables made from mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and mSTL_Trial20_100.dat using mak_RawStartle.R *RawStartle_SplitHalf.dat*: Data file of mean raw startle variables coded by even/odd trials made from mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and mSTL_Trial20_100.dat using mak_RawStartle_SplitHalf.R *StandardizedStartle.dat*: Data file of mean standardized startle variables made from mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and mSTL_Trial20_100.dat using mak_StandardizedStartle.R *StandardizedStartle_SplitHalf.dat*: Data file of mean standardized startle variables coded by even/odd trials made from mSTL_Trial20_100.dat and mSTL_Trial20_100.dat using mak_StandardizedStartle_SplitHalf.R *RawStartlePotentiation.dat*: Data file of primary raw startle potentiation (difference score) DV made from RawStartle.dat using mak_RawPotentiation.R *RawStartlePotentiation_SplitHalf.dat*: Data file of primary raw startle potentiation (difference score) DV coded by odd/even trials made from RawStartleSplitHalf.dat using mak_RawPotentiation_SplitHalf.R *StandardizedStartlePotentiation.dat*: Data file of primary standardized startle potentiation (difference score) DV made from StandardizedStartle.dat using mak_StandardizedPotentiation.R *StandardizedStartlePotentiation_SplitHalf.dat*: Data file of primary standardized startle potentiation (difference score) DV coded by odd/even trials made from StandardizedStartle_SplitHalf.dat using mak_StandardizedPotentiation_SplitHalf.R *PercentPotentiation.dat*: Data file of primary percent change startle potentiation DV made from RawStartle.dat using mak_PercentPotentiation.R *PercentPotentiation_SplitHalf.dat*: Data file of primary percent change startle potentiation DV coded by odd/even trials made from RawStartle_SplitHalf.dat using mak_PercentPotentiation_SplitHalf.R **C. Other** *VariableKey.pdf*: Cheat sheet explaining naming conventions for startle variables **2. CONTACT REQUEST AND CITATIONS** If you plan to use the data or other materials in this archive in manuscript for publication, we request that you: A. Contact the senior author (John Curtin, jjcurtin@wisc.edu) to inform him of your plans. B. Cite both the original manuscript from Psychophysiology and this digital archive: Bradford, D.E., Starr, M.J., Shackman, A.J., Curtin, J. J. (in press). Empirically-based comparisons of reliability and validity for common quantification approaches for eyeblink startle potentiation in humans. *Psychophysiology* Bradford, D.E., Starr, M.J., Shackman, A.J., Curtin, J. J. (2015, September 1). Empirically-based comparisons of reliability and validity for common quantification approaches for eyeblink startle potentiation in humans (Data and study materials). Retrieved from osf.io/5nfvu/ **3. 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