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A generalized method for collecting data on interstimulus similarity is presented and its special cases evaluated by use of information theory. A method of analyzing the data by the Unfolding Technique is presented which permits the study of the latent attribute structure underlying the similarity of stimuli for a single individual.
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This study was carried out under Office of Naval Research Contract Nonr 374 (00) NR 041-011.
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Coombs, C.H. A method for the study of interstimulus similarity. Psychometrika 19, 183–194 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289183
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289183