Psychophysical Judgment and Measurement

List of ContributorsForewordPrefaceContents of Other VolumesPart I. Introduction and Overview Chapter 1. History of Psychophysics and Judgment I. Fechnerian Psychophysics II. Opposing Development in Psychophysical Measurement III. The Threshold Concept IV. Origin and Rise of the "Direct Methods" of Psychophysics V. Special Topics VI. Final Comments ReferencesPart II. Perceptual Choice and Judgment Chapter 2. Attention: The Processing of Multiple Sources of Information I. Introduction II. Intermodality Attention III. Visual Attention IV. Auditory Attention V. Attention and Meaning VI. Other Information Combination VII. Response Competition VIII. Theories in Conclusion References Chapter 3. Memory Processes and Judgment I. Introduction II. Delayed Comparisons III. Identifications IV. Conclusion References Chapter 4. Psychological Decision Mechanisms and Perception I. Introduction II. The Psychological Trace III. The Statistical Trace IV. Desire and Percept V. Psychophysics and Pay-Offs VI. The Value of Money VII. Concluding Expectorations References Chapter 5. Contextual Effects: A Range-Frequency Analysis I. Introduction II. Range Effects III. Frequency Effects IV. A Range-Frequency Model V. Comments References Chapter 6. Personality and Social Effects in Judgment I. Introduction II. Social Functions of Judgment III. The Relationship of Personality and Social Psychology to the Psychology of Judgment ReferencesPart III. Measurement Models and Applications Chapter 7. Stimulus and Response Measurement I. Introduction II. Algebraic Models III. Probabilistic Models References Chapter 8. Algebraic Models in Perception I. Introduction II. Linear Models and Averaging Models III. Multiplying Models IV. Psychological Measurement References Chapter 9. Detection, Discrimination, and Recognition I. Introduction II. Classification Scheme III. Theories for Fixed-Interval Designs IV. Operating Characteristics and Psychometric Functions for Fixed-Interval Designs with Two Stimuli V. Nonstationary Response Processes VI. Theories for Free-Response Data ReferencesPart IV. Scaling Chapter 10. Overview of Psychophysical Scaling Methods I. Introduction II. The Indirect Methods III. The Direct Methods References Chapter 11. Perceptual Magnitude and Its Measurement I. Introduction II. Fechner's Law III. The Power Law IV. Cross-Modality Matching V. The Role of Exponents VI. Neurelectric Power Functions VII. Two Kinds of Perceptual Continua VIII. Category Scale IX. Virtual Exponents X. Magnitude Estimation of Intervals XI. Production of Sums XII. The Partition Puzzle XIII. Thresholds and the NQ ReferencesPart V. Multidimensional Scaling for Measurement of Human Perception Chapter 12. Multidimensional Perceptual Models and Measurement Methods I. Introduction II. Theoretical and Mathematical Considerations III. Methods Based on Non-Euclidean Metric References Chapter 13. Applications of Individual Differences Scaling to Studies of Human Perception and Judgment I. Introduction II. The INDSCAL Model III. Introduction to Applications IV. A Reanalysis of Helm's Color Perception Data V. Perception of Colors Differing in Hue, Value, and Chroma VI.