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Bias by stimuli presented before the start of an investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

E. C. Poulton
E. C. Poulton*
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Medical Research Council, Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge CB2 2EF, England, chrisp.@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

In his target article Lockhead calls attention to numerous complications that prevent a valid straightforward or Fechnerian interpretation of psychophysical data. Here I describe three additional sources of bias, all involving the influence of stimuli presented before the start of an investigation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 18 , Special Issue 3: An International Journal of Current Research and Theory with Open Peer Commentary , September 1995 , pp. 604 - 605
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