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The interference of incongruous attribute names on attribute identification was studied with two different attributes, color and direction, and with two modes of identifying response, verbaland nonverbal. Nonverbal responses made for less interference under all conditions. Semantic proximity produced more interference with color than with direction. Interference in this sort of task may reflect characteristic ways in which incoming attribute information is processed.
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White, B.W. Interference in identifying attributes and attribute names. Perception & Psychophysics 6, 166–168 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03210086
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