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Two studies were conducted using oddity problems with geometric designs as stimuli. The number of bi-leveled dimensions in the stimuli was either 3, 5, or 7, with one dimension relevant, for the major variable in each study. In the first study, the relevant dimension was varied, while in the other study only one relevant dimension was employed. Trials to criterion were affected by the relevant dimension variable in the first case and by the number of irrelevant dimensions in the second.
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Lordahl, D. S. Hypothesis behavior in a multidimensional oddity problem. Psychon. Sci., 1965, 3, 229–230.
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1. This work was supported by grant no. MH 10277 from the National Institute of Mental Health, U. S. Public Health Service.
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Lordahl, D.S. The effect of irrelevant information in a multidimensional oddity task. Psychon Sci 7, 141–142 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328505
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