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BL
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990474
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b744844
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| Main Entry
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Laming, D. R. J., (Donald Richard John)
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| Title & Author
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The measurement of sensation /\ Donald Laming.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1997.
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| Series Statement
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Oxford psychology series ;; no. 30
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Oxford science publications
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xiii, 262 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0198523424
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: 9780198523420
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245) and indexes.
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| Contents
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1. The Origins of a Controversy -- 2. Can Sensation Be Measured? -- 3. Fechner's Law -- The Normal Model -- 4. A Reinterpretation of Sensory Discrimination -- the X[superscript 2] Model -- 5. Stevens' Power Law -- 6. The Physiological Basis of Sensation -- 7. Scaling Sensation -- 8. Matching Just-Noticeable Differences -- 9. Judging Relations Between Sensations -- 10. The Psychophysical Primitive -- 11. Why Stevens' Law is a Power Law -- 12. The Stimulus Range -- 13. How, Then, Can Sensation be Measured?
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| Abstract
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S.S. Stevens' famous paper, On the psychophysical law, ignited a controversy relating to people's subjective judgements of physical reality. This brings together a diversity of ideas and a wealth of experimental evidence, and provides a challenging perspective on the question which has fragmented the research community for nearly 40 years.
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Psychology, Experimental.
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Senses and sensation-- Testing.
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Psicologia experimental.
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Psychologie expérimentale.
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Psychology, Experimental.
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Psychology, Experimental.
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Sens et sensations.
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Senses and sensation-- Testing.
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Senses and sensation-- Testing.
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Tests psychologiques.
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Sensation.
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Metingen.
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Waarneming.
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Psychology, Experimental.
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| Dewey Classification
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612.8/028/7
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| LC Classification
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QP435.L34 1997
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1998 C-674
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WL 702L231m 1997
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77.40bcl
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