ABSTRACT
Many of the judgment principles raised in regard to the Judgment Option Model find expression in Absolute Identification, and results are difficult to fathom without taking into account the potential influence of all such principles. Instead of starting out with a full-blown model of how these judgment principles apply to specific data, this chapter approaches the problem from several directions by proposing a series of approximations, each of which highlights the influence of only one or two relevant factors. These approximations are also referred to as hypotheses, reserving the term model for the final and most complete view of the problems addressed in this chapter. The hypotheses build on one another, and the model incorporates the major factors that effect limitations on a person’s attempt to label absolutely each member of a set of unidimensional stimuli. The chapter concludes by suggesting how one might explain the results of studies specially designed to investigate the trial-by-trial behavior of subjects.
