Quantitative perceptual estimates: verbal versus nonverbal retrieval techniques.
Examples of the inaccessibility of mental processes by means of verbal recall are described with particular reference to the accuracy of quantitative estimates of size, distance, and duration. Evidence is presented in support of the hypothesis that nonverbal retrieval techniques are more accurate than quantitative verbal estimates. Implications for the judicial process are considered.
Leibowitz
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Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
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Peterson
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Blake
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011601:Psychophysics; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012858:Size Perception; D013998:Time Perception; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014796:Visual Perception