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An experiment was conducted demonstrating that experimentally-induced response strengths are transitive. Ss were trained to choose stimulus A over stimulus B, stimulus B over stimulus C, and stimulus A over stimulus C. On test trials it was found that Ss more frequently chose A over C than either A over B, or B over C. These results are consistent with a large class of learning theories, and generalize the findings obtained in previous experiments to a wider class of subject and stimulus variables.
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Campione, J.C., Gjesdahl, E.G., Griffin, K. et al. Transitivity of choice behavior in preschool children. Psychon Sci 12, 271–272 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331305
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