title: Logical-rules and the classification of integral dimensions: individual differences in the processing of arbitrary dimensions.
abstract: A variety of converging operations demonstrate key differences between separable dimensions, which can be analyzed independently, and integral dimensions, which are processed in a non-analytic fashion. A recent investigation of response time distributions, applying a set of logical rule-based models, demonstrated that integral dimensions are pooled into a single coactive processing channel, in contrast to separable dimensions, which are processed in multiple, independent processing channels. This paper examines the claim that arbitrary dimensions created by factorially morphing four faces are processed in an integral manner. In two experiments, 16 participants completed a categorization task in which either upright or inverted morph stimuli were classified in a speeded fashion. Analyses focused on contrasting different assumptions about the psychological representation of the stimuli, perceptual and decisional separability, and the processing architecture. We report consistent individual differences which demonstrate a mixture of some observers who demonstrate coactive processing with other observers who process the dimensions in a parallel self-terminating manner.
authors.affiliation: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Anthea G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Blunden
authors.affiliation: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.affiliation: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Little
keywords: categorization; coactivation; computational modeling; holistic processing; integrality; reaction time; separability; serial vs. parallel