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The jnd for 0.1 M NaCl was measured under two different adapting conditions. Following adaptation to HOH the jnd was 0.009 M and after 0.1 M adaptation it was .018 M. The implications of this change in sensitivity with differing adaptation for Beidler’s theory are discussed.
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These results were presented at the 1966 meeting of the Psychonomic Society. We thank Carl Pfaffmann, Trygg Engen, and William Cain for helpful discussions.
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McBurney, D.H., Kasschau, R.A. & Bogart, L.M. The effect of adaptation on taste jnds. Perception & Psychophysics 2, 175–178 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03213046
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