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ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY

of the various subjects as shown by the resulting numbers of

the table. In this respect, too, A occupies first place.

Imperfect Reproductions which occur.
in A B C
 
Indifferent reactions
.       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .
10 12 11
 
Critical reactions
.       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .
19 9 12
 
Post-critical reactions
.       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .       .
5 7 7

Naturally, here, too, there is a probability that the greater the quantity of the imperfect reproductions the greater is their number in the critical reactions. If we suppose that the imperfect reproductions are distributed regularly and without choice, among all the reactions, there will be a greater number of them for A (in comparison with B and C) even as reactions to critical words, since A has the greater number of imperfect reproductions. Admitting such a uniform distribution of the imperfect reproductions, it is easy to calculate how many we ought to expect to belong to each individual kind of reaction.

From this calculation it appears that the disturbances of reproductions which concern the critical reactions for A greatly surpass the number expected, for C they are 0.9 higher, while for B they are lower.

Imperfect Reproductions.
Which may be expected Which really occur
For Indifferent Reactions. Critical Reactions. Post-critical Reactions. Indifferent Reactions. Critical Reactions. Post-critical Reactions.
A 11.2 12.5 10.2 10 19 5
B 9.2 10.3 8.4 12 9 7
C 9.9 11.1 9.0 11 12 7

All this points to the fact that in the subject A the critical stimulus words acted with the greatest intensity, and hence

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