Title Ratio scaling of psychological magnitude : in honor of the memory of S.S. Stevens / edited by Stanley J. Bolanowski, Jr. and George A. Gescheider

Published Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1991

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 324 pages) : illustrations, portraits Contents Cover; RATIO SCALING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MAGNITUDE: In Honor of the Memory of S.S. Stevens; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Small Oral History; 1 Introduction to Conference on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes; 2 What Is a Ratio in Ratio Scaling?; 3 Natural Measurement; 4 The Dynamics of Ratio Scaling; 5 Magnitude Matching: Application to Special Populations; 6 A Single Scale Based on Ratio and Partition Estimates; 7 Associative Measurement of Psychological Magnitude; 8 Toward a Unified Psychophysical Law and Beyond 9 Derivation of an Index of Discrimination From Magnitude Estimation Ratings10 Multiple Moduli and Payoff Functions in Psychophysical Scaling; 11 Quality Assurance in Environmental Psychophysics; 12 Brightness Sensation and the Neural Coding of Light Intensity; 13 Chemosensory Representation in Perception and Memory; 14 Loudness Adaptation Measured by the Method of Successive Magnitude Estimation; 15 Loudness Measurement by Magnitude Scaling: Implications for Intensity Coding; 16 The Loudness of Non-steady State Sounds: Is a Ratio Scale Applicable? 17 Ratio Scaling, Taste Genetics, and Taste Pathologies18 Measurement of Vibrotactile Sensation Magnitude; 19 Intersensory Generality of Psychological Units; 20 Final Comments on Ratio Sealing of Psychological Magnitudes; Author Index; Subject Index Summary Presenting the proceedings of a conference held at Syracuse University in honor of S.S. Stevens, a pioneer in the scaling of sensory magnitudes and the originator of the method of magnitude estimation, this volume brings together the work of 20 authorities on the procedures of ratio scaling. These experts--psychophysicists, physiologists, and theoreticians--offer their views on whether or not psychological magnitudes can be measured and whether the judgments of psychological magnitudes constitute the basis for the construction of a ratio scale. Also discussed is the question of whether any sin Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes "Proceedings of the Conference on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes held at the Sheraton Inn and Conference Center on the campus of Syracuse University, 31 July to 2 August 1989"--Preface Print version record Subject Senses and sensation -- Research -- Statistical methods -- Congresses Psychometrics -- Congresses Psychometrics. Senses and sensation. Models, Statistical Psychometrics Sensation senses. sensation. PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology. Senses and sensation Psychometrics Senses and sensation -- Research -- Statistical methods Waarneming. Schaalmethoden. Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Festschriften Conference papers and proceedings Festschriften. Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Bolanowski, Stanley J Gescheider, George A Stevens, S. S. (Stanley Smith), 1906-1973. Conference on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes (1989 : Syracuse University) ISBN 9781134757541 1134757549 1299697119 9781299697119 9780203772201 0203772202 9781134757688 1134757689 9781134757619 1134757611 9781138984509 1138984507

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