Individual differences were obtained in a task requiring
the reproduction of familiar and unfamiliar dot patterns.
These individual differences were related to Hock's (1973)
distinction between Ss emphasizing analytic vs. structural
processes. For some Ss (structural), reproductive performance
was facilitated by past experience, presumably because
these Ss acquired a structural organizational scheme of
knowledge. For the other Ss (analytic), reproductive performance
was retarded by past experience, presumably because
these Ss acquired a knowledge of "distinctive" features.