Bias by stimuli presented before the start of an investigation

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):604-605 (1995)
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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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