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ONE of us (S.D.P.)1 has described what be believes to be a novel procedure in psychological research. It is based on a well-attested observation that, if individuals repeat after a brief interval of time a section of a simple maze, some very surprising perseverative tendencies become apparent.
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PORTEUS, S., DIAMOND, A. Measurement of Psychomotor Perseverative Tendencies. Nature 189, 691–692 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189691b0
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