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Three experiments are reported which investigated the relationship between stimulus organization and performance in classification tasks. In Experiment 1, a conjunctive solution involving proximate stimuli was learned more rapidly than a solution involving nonproximate stimuli. In Experiments 2 and 3, type of solution (similar stimuli vs nonsimilar stimuli in Experiment 2; and unique vs nonunique stimuli in Experiment 3) and number of dimensions had interaction effects on rate of learning.
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Fishbein, H.D., Fingerman, P. The effects of perceptual organization on performance in classification tasks. Psychon Sci 16, 76–77 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336626
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