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Assimilation and contrast shifts were obtained in an anchor discrepancy by learning design. Ss with a better learned judgment scale shifted less than Ss who had not stabilized a scale. Extremely discrepant anchors became somewhat irrelevant to Ss’ judgment. Irrelevancy was manifested by a diminution of the contrast shift.
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Koslin, B.L., Pargament, R. & Levine, S. Effects of learning on judgment in the presence of discrepant anchors. Psychon Sci 9, 565–566 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327891
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