Psychological Research 38 (Jun), pp. 175-187.
ISSN/ISBN: Not available at this time. DOI: 10.1007/BF00308523
Abstract: The theory described in this paper is concerned with the perceptual and cognitive processes underlying psychophysical laws. The theory is a generalization of a model used to predict a subject's conception of the number continuum. It is assumed that all physical attributes (including numbers) undergo a perceptual transformation in terms of the operation of mathematical base systems. Different stimulus attributes are transformed by different bases, leading to transformed intensity values which are "preferred states." Several new psychophysical equations are developed and compared with the laws of Fechner and Stevens.
Bibtex:
@article {,
AUTHOR = {Baird, John C.},
TITLE = {Psychophysical study opf numbers: IV. Generalized preferred state theory},
JOURNAL = {Psychological Research},
YEAR = {1975},
VOLUME = {38},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {175--187},
DOI = {10.1007/BF00308523},
URL = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00308523},
}
Reference Type: Journal Article
Subject Area(s): Psychology