| Description |
1 online resource (x, 435 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Psychophysics: The Fundamentals; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Psychophysical Measurement of Thresholds: Differential Sensitivity; 2 Psychophysical Measurement of Thresholds: Absolute Sensitivity; 3 The Classical Psychophysical Methods; 4 Classical Psychophysical Theory; 5 The Theory of Signal Detection; 6 Further Considerations of TSD; 7 Procedures of TSD; 8 Some Applications of TSD; 9 The Measurement of Sensory Attributes and Discrimination Scales; 10 Partition Scales; 11 Psychophysical Ratio Scaling; 12 Evaluation of Ratio Scaling Methods; 13 The Psychophysical Law |
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14 Some Fundamental Issues in Psychophysical ScalingAppendix; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
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 comprehensive, including topics ranging from the classical methods of threshold measurement, to the modern methods of detection theory, to psychophysical scaling of sensation magnitude. The approach is one in wh |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 408-423) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Senses and sensation -- Testing.
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Psychophysics.
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Psychophysiology -- Methodology
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Psychophysics
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology.
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Psychophysics
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Psychophysiology -- Methodology
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Senses and sensation -- Testing
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Waarneming.
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Psychofysica.
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Psychofysiologie.
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Sens et sensations.
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Psychophysique.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134801220 |
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113480122X |
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1299696538 |
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9781299696532 |
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9780203774458 |
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0203774450 |
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9781134801367 |
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113480136X |
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9781134801299 |
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1134801297 |
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9781138984158 |
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1138984159 |
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