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A semiautomatic version of the Wisconsin General Test Apparatus is described along with circuitry. Comparison data are provided for the semiautomatic and manual WGTA obtained under comparable procedures and conditions. Response latencies are given for go/no-go object discrimination problems and subsequent retention tests.
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Supported by Grants FR-0167, MH-11894, and MH-4528 from the National Institutes of Health. Arthur Schmidt, Irving Rawlings, Peter Rogers, Robert Benson, and Ted Weigt contributed to the construction and later improvements of the apparatus.
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Davenport, J.W., Chamove, A.S. & Harlow, H.F. The semiautomatic Wisconsin general test apparatus. Behav. Res. Meth. & Instru. 2, 135–138 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211023