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Absolute magnitude estimates of line length were made by two groups of nine subjects each. One group was tested and then retested at an intersession interval of 1 year and the other, at an intersession interval of 2 years. High temporal stability was observed in both groups in both the slope values, individual and group, of the power functions and in the numerical responses themselves.
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This research was supported by Grant NS-09940 from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Verrillo, R.T. Stability of line-length estimates using the method of absolute magnitude estimation. Perception & Psychophysics 33, 261–265 (1983). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202863
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