Experimental Psychology (Russia)
2022. Vol. 15, no. 3, 213–221
doi:10.17759/exppsy.2022150314
ISSN: 2072-7593 / 2311-7036 (online)
On the Adequacy of Psychophysical Measurements
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Keywords: representative measurement theory, psychophysical measurements, Fechner’s law, Stevens law, adequacy, rating method
Journal rubric: Research Methods
Article type: scientific article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/exppsy.2022150314
Received: 02.12.2020
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For citation: Romanchuk V.M. On the Adequacy of Psychophysical Measurements. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2022. Vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 213–221. DOI: 10.17759/exppsy.2022150314. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)
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