Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas
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Lockhead, GR
Published in: Review of General Psychology
January 1, 2004
A central theoretical assumption in classical psychophysics is that people judge the intensities of stimulus elements; for example, observers directly report the loudness of a tone or the intensity of a shock. A methodological assumption in classical psychophysics is that averaged data demonstrate this theoretical view. It is shown in this article that both assumptions are wrong and that the psychophysical laws of Weber, Fechner, and Stevens are not general. Rather, psychophysical judgments are made in relation to contexts and memories, measures of which provide new information about psychophysical judgments and new understandings of channel capacity, the local-global distinction, and the source of noise in signal detection theory.
Duke Scholars
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Review of General Psychology
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1089-2680
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Volume
8
Issue
4
Start / End Page
265 / 272
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- 52 Psychology
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology
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Lockhead, G. R. (2004). Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas. Review of General Psychology, 8(4), 265–272. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.8.4.265
Lockhead, G. R. “Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas.” Review of General Psychology 8, no. 4 (January 1, 2004): 265–72. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.8.4.265.
Lockhead GR. Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas. Review of General Psychology. 2004 Jan 1;8(4):265–72.
Lockhead, G. R. “Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas.” Review of General Psychology, vol. 8, no. 4, Jan. 2004, pp. 265–72. Scopus, doi:10.1037/1089-2680.8.4.265.
Lockhead GR. Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas. Review of General Psychology. 2004 Jan 1;8(4):265–272.
Published In
Review of General Psychology
DOI
ISSN
1089-2680
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Volume
8
Issue
4
Start / End Page
265 / 272
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- 52 Psychology
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology