Associative structure of a set of adjectives was found by means of chained responses to each stimulus. These multiple responses were used to measure the general organization of the stimuli and thereby indicate their affective relationships. Many adjectives which had appeared independent of each other when first responses only were considered, shared associative meaning when chained responses were given. Therefore, there is evidence for deep associative relations among words not revealed by single responses.
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