Comparisons of Intervals between Subjective Numbers,an Extension

Abstract

Following the procedure used by Rule (1972), 25 subjects judged whether the mid-point (standard) of two numbers was subjectively closer to the higher or lower number. Since subjects generally chose the higher number as closer more often than the lower number, the results were interpreted as supporting Rule's hypothesis that subjective number is a negatively accelerated function of objective number, at least over the first 100 integers.