TY - JOUR
AU - Farell, Bart
AB - A commonly used experimental paradigm for studying human information processing asks subjects to classify two stimuli with respect to their similarities and differences. The “same”-“different” judgment task, in particular, has useful applications in a variety of studies. The interpretation of “same”-“different” reaction time data, however, is complicated by the existence of two seemingly anomalous effects, the fast-“same” effect and the criterion effect. This article examines explanations of these effects and brings evidence from the literature to bear on them. Current models of “same”-“different” judgments, two of which are widely accepted, can be rejected on the evidence of data reviewed here. Among the disconfirming data are several results that offer suggestions both for improving current models and for questioning some of their fundamental presuppositions.
TI - “Same”–“Different” Judgments: A Review of Current Controversies in Perceptual Comparisons
JF - Psychological Bulletin
DO - 10.1037/0033-2909.98.3.419
DA - 1985-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/same-different-judgments-a-review-of-current-controversies-in-7a9d8STLwd
SP - 419
EP - 456
VL - 98
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -