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In a search task similar to that used by Sternberg (1966), Ss were presented with one of three alternative representations of a given stimulus and were required to state whether or not that stimulus was present in a previously memorized list. For each type of stimulus representation and each response (positive or negative), reaction time was recorded. Functions relating reaction time to the size of the memorized list were both qualitatively and quantitatively different from those usually obtained with the Sternberg paradigm. In particular, the form of the functions did not correspond to predictions based on an exhaustive scanning process.
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This research was supported by Grant NGR05-020-244 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Klatzky, R.L., Atklnson, R.C. Memory scans based on alternative test stimulus representations. Perception & Psychophysics 8, 113–117 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210187
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