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Ss were given 96 trials on a simultaneous same-different similarity-dissimilarity task with histoform stimuli exhibiting different amounts of adherence to two generation rules. Similarity judgments and number of same-correct responses were found to be a positive function of amount of adherence to a generation rule. Conversely, performance was poorer (i.e., fewer correct, or higher similarity, ratings) as adherence increased on different-correct trials. It was suggested that Ss at least partially respond to learned attributes, but that these attributes are not well distinguished as defining separate classes.
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This research was supported by the Department of Defense, Project THEMIS Contract (DAAD05-680C-0176), under the Department of Army to the Institute for the Study of Cognitive Systems through the TCU Research Foundation. Further reproduction is authorized to satisfy needs of the U.S. government.
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Bersted, C.T., Evans, S.H. Effects of adherence to generation rules on conceptual judgments. Psychon Sci 21, 255–256 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332471
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