Generalization and central tendency in the discrimination of a series of stimuli

Generalization and central tendency in the discrimination of a series of stimuli

7 subjects made a prolonged series of judgments of the blueness or greenness of cards, tachistoscopically presented, of 11 proportions of dots of the 2 colors. The generalization curve of correct judgments was of the frequency type, extending to both limits of the series, leptokurtic, and slightly s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian Journal of Psychology 1947-12, Vol.1 (4), p.196-204
1. Verfasser: Philip, B. R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Generalization
Human
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Zusammenfassung:7 subjects made a prolonged series of judgments of the blueness or greenness of cards, tachistoscopically presented, of 11 proportions of dots of the 2 colors. The generalization curve of correct judgments was of the frequency type, extending to both limits of the series, leptokurtic, and slightly skewed. The theoretical significance of these findings is considered.
ISSN:0008-4255
1196-1961
1878-7290
DOI:10.1037/h0084041