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Two classes of problems associated with specifying the controlling stimuli in matching experiments were discussed. The first class-control of matching behavior by cues other than the standard stimuli-was demonstrated by the results of a pseudomatching experiment. The second class related to the “effective” sample or standard stimulus set and to changes in the S’s matching strategy that may occur in a matching experiment.
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D’amato, M.R., O’neill, W. Matching behavior: Some methodological problems. Behav. Res. Meth. & Instru. 2, 162–164 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209292
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209292