
Elements of Psychophysical Theory
Jean-Claude Falmagne(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 8. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-19-514832-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the basic concepts of classical psychophysics, derived from Gustav Fechner, as seen from the perspective of modern measurement theory. The theoretical discussion is elucidated with examples and numerous problems, and solutions to one-quarter of the problems are provided in the text.
Reviews / Votes
"Falmagne says much that is useful and important. Not only does this book provide a solid grounding in the formalization of psychophysical theory, but its author also gives thoughtful commentary about many issues, from the implicit principles governing measurement in physical science to the various criticisms about the meaning of sensory scales....For novice and seasoned students of psychophysics alike, this book is well worth the effort."--Contemporary Psychology "Excellent in providing formalisms and formal models of basic psychophysical results, and can be recommended to any experienced investigator in the field . . . Can provide a great service to the psychophysical community by introducing a level of mathematical sophistication generally associated with theory construction in physics and chemistry." --Mathematical Reviews "...An excellent, innovative text..." --Journal of Mathematical Psychology "It is a pleasure to see a book like this involving the applications of mathematical sciences to psychological events. Such application to biological events has certainly produced vast rewards in biophysics, and it is high time such progress is made in areas of psychological behavior and mental sciences. This book, intended as a textbook for a two semester graduate course, does this job excellently." --Research Communications in Psychology, Psychiatry and BehaviorMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-514832-9 (9780195148329)
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Jean-Claude Falmagne
Elements of Psychophysical Theory
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Content
PART I: BACKGROUND ; 1. Ordinal Measurement ; 2. Extensive Measurement ; 3. Functional Equations ; PART II: THEORY ; 4. Fechner's Problem ; 5. Models of Discrimination ; 6. Psychometric Functions ; 7. Further Topics on Psychometric Functions ; 8. Weber Functions - Weber's Law ; 9. Psychophysical Methods ; 10. Signal Detection Theory ; 11. Psychophysics with Several Variables or Channels ; 12. Homogenity Laws ; 13. Scaling ; 14. Meaningful Psychophysical Laws