446 Pages
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Psychology Press
446 Pages
by
Psychology Press
446 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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This third edition of a classic text which was first published in 1976 is the only comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of psychophysics currently available. It has been used by undergraduate and graduate students, and scholars throughout the world and is consistently thought of as the best single source for learning the basic principles of psychophysics. The coverage of the field is... Read more
Contents: Preface. Psychophysical Measurement of Thresholds: Differential Sensitivity. Psychophysical Measurement of Thresholds: Absolute Sensitivity. The Classical Psychophysical Methods. Classical Psychophysical Theory. The Theory of Signal Detection. Further Considerations of TSD. Procedures of TSD. Some Applications of TSD. The Measurement of Sensory Attributes and Discrimination Scales. Partition Scales. Psychophysical Ration Scaling. Evaluation of Ratio Scaling Methods. The Psychophysical Law. Some Fundamental Issues in Psychophysical Scaling.
Biography
Gescheider, George A.
