Psychophysical power functions were obtained from magnitude estimation of circle size, numerousness, and line length for each of 36 Ss. Correlations for individual exponents were found between continua. The findings supported the hypothesis that an individual exhibits a characteristic range of responses in magnitude estimation tasks.
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