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Three experiments were conducted to show that the physical features of star-shaped patterns were preferred and used consistently as a basis of judgment across all pairs of patterns and throughout various tasks. Superior prediction of responding was achieved when it was hypothesized that within any pattern pair, the feature having the relatively larger difference in level would be emphasized in responding. In other words, both consistent preferences and selective attention to relative discriminability of features effected judgments for pattern pairs.
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This research was supported by Operating Grant AP-A 747 from the National Research Council of Canada.
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Mavrides, C.M. Selective attention and individual preferences in judgmental responses to multifeature patterns. Psychon Sci 21, 67–68 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335767
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