diff --git a/src/lib/utils.js b/src/lib/utils.js
index d0d3f78a..77f8bee5 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ export function getTimeString(ms) {
 }
 
 /**
+
+ * Retrieves the data object from the last trial in JsPsych
+ * @param {JsPsych} jsPsych jsPsych instance being used to run the task
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+export function getLastTrialData(jsPsych) {
+  const dataCollection = jsPsych.data.getLastTrialData();
+  return dataCollection.trials[0];
+
  * Randomly retrieves a single element from an array
  * @param {JsPsych} jsPsych The jsPsych instance being used to run the task
  * @param {Array} array A given array of elements
@@ -120,4 +129,5 @@ export function getTimeString(ms) {
  */
 export function getRandomElement(jsPsych, array) {
   return jsPsych.randomization.sampleWithoutReplacement(array, 1)[0];
+
 }