Two recently formulated models of individual differences multidimensional scaling (MDS) were compared empirically over five different judgment tasks. Comparisons were made for both stimulus dimensions and subject parameters. Results indicate remarkable similarity for the stimulus dimensions and moderate agreement for the subject parameters. Additional comparisons involving differing obliquities of solutions for individuals were also made, with inconclusive results.
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