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A factorial experiment in conjunctive concept identification was performed in which number of attributes and number of attribute values were varied. Only number of attributes had a significant effect upon hypothesis sampling behavior, a finding which supports the notion that Ss sample only hypotheses compatible with positive instances as they are presented.
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Slaymaker, F.L., Nahinsky, I.D. The effect of number of attribute-values in conjunctive concept identification. Psychon Sci 15, 213–214 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336288
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