Experimental Psychology (Russia)
2010. Vol. 3, no. 4, 25–37
ISSN: 2072-7593 / 2311-7036 (online)
Dependence of psychophysical equations on the chosen system of measure units
Abstract
This study is dedicated to the verification of the assumption that the functions obtained in the psychophysical experiment, depending on the system of units chosen to represent the magnitude of physical stimulus.
General Information
Keywords: psychophysical scaling, curves of Fechner and Stevens, the Weber’s ratio, measurement of physical stimulus
Journal rubric: Psychophysiology
Article type: scientific article
For citation: Pakhomov A.P. Dependence of psychophysical equations on the chosen system of measure units. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2010. Vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 25–37. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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