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Subjects in an autokinetic situation reported after each trial whether the stimulus light had moved up or down. More upward movement was reported following a failure experience than following a success experience. Also more upward movement was reported when the height of the light was about eye level than when it was below eye level Differences in the name assigned to the stimulus light by E had no effect on the direction of movement reported.
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Worthy, M., Kahn, G. The effects of situational and personal variables on vertical autokinesis. Psychon Sci 11, 144 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331015
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