THE EFFECT OF FACTOR LOADING ON THE RECOGNITION OF COMPLEX STIMULI,
Abstract
With multi-dimensional stimuli the amount of information conveyed by each divension can vary. The purpose of the present experiment was to study such variation while holding the total information load per stimulus constant. Colored, cross-hatched forms were used in a recognition task, and the amount of information conveyed by each dimension (i.e., color, form, and crosshatching) was varied from one to four bits. The total information load was always seven bits. Accuracy of recognition was completely unaffected by factor loading; therefore, within the limits of this experiment, factor loading does not appear to be a critical variable in recognition accuracy. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0435444
Entities
People
- Bennet B. Murdock Jr.
- Frank Warhurst
Organizations
- University of Vermont