Neutral words were more accurately located in auditory space than high and low value words by 22 Ss whose values had been established on the Allport, Vernon, and Lindzey test. This effect occurred only at a 45° speaker location; there was no difference between the three types of stimuli at 0°; and the results for non-valued words at other speakers supported these divergent effects. These localization findings partially extend earlier research on visual and auditory thresholds, using an experimental rather than correlational approach. The nature of the underlying perceptual and cognitive processes, however, remains unclear.
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