TABLE XXI. FOUR WORDS SHOWN
Time—50 seconds.
Characters—same as Table XVII, with the addition of ξ partial fusion between the second, third, and fourth with the second predominating.
(1) Gun—Car—Ink—Fan
| M. | \ | \ | \ | – | – | – | – | – | / | / | / | / | / | / | |||
| R. | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ |
| K. | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | \ | |
| S. | – | | | / | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| J. | | | | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Ht. | + | + | α | α | α | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) Gun—Car—Ink—Fan
(2) Brain—Umbrella—Telephone—Chain
(3) Book—Money—Hour—Chart
| | | – | / | \ | + | γ | θ | α | κ | ξ | ||
| M. | { | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35.9% | 15.4% | 23.0% | 10.3% | 15.4% | |||||||
| R. | { | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34.8% | 65.2% | ||||||||||
| K. | { | 0 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68.6% | 31.4% | ||||||||||
| S. | { | 5 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.2% | 48.4% | 22.5% | 12.9% | ||||||||
| J. | { | 13 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27.7% | 27.7% | 8.5% | 31.9% | 4.2% | |||||||
| Ht. | { | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 34.8% | 20.9% | 11.6% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 6.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% | ||||
| Totals | { | 63 | 78 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| {24.5% | 30.4% | 7.8% | 28.5% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 1.4% | .4% | .4% |
Number of subjects, 6; number of sections, 3; number of experiments, 18; number of associations, 257.
GROUP XIII
Four similar words were pronounced in immediate succession, the results of which show that we are correct in calling the above a case of succession and also to establish clearly and definitely that there is a difference of degree between immediate and postponed interruption. The third starting-point has again a decided disadvantage of influence and exerts no apparent influence in thirty-seven of the fifty-two experiments. The last starting-point exerts the greatest influence.