The study participants saw a set of dots (IMAGE)
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on the screen in front of them for half a second. After a short pause they had to indicate whether the number had been even or odd. If the number of dots was less than five, they usually gave the correct answer without hesitation. Above that, both response time and error rate steadily increased.
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Figure: AG Mormann/University of Bonn
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