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Results from two experiments showed that a flat display-size function was found under the consistent mapping (CM) condition despite the facts that there was no extensive CM training and that the stimulus-response (S-R) consistency was only an intrasession manipulation. A confounding factor might be responsible for the fact that the consistent and the varied S-R mapping conditions gave rise to different display-size functions in Schneider and Shiffrin’s (1977) study. Their claim that automatic detection and controlled search are qualitatively different is also discussed.
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This research was supported by a Category A research grant from the University of Wollongong to the author.
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Chow, S.L. Automatic detection, consistent mapping, and training. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 24, 431–434 (1986). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330572
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