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Dimensional preference of first grade children was determined by one of four modifications of a matching type preference test. The data suggested that contradictory conclusions regarding the relationship between dimensional preference and shift performance reported in past studies are not due to use of a matching, as opposed to a discrimination type preference test, per se. Further study of the matching type preference test was recommended.
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Dahlem, N.W., Mclaughlin, L.J. Dimensional preference and shift option. Psychon Sci 16, 279–280 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332688
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