Psychophysics Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
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What is psychophysics?
A
A branch of psychology that quantifies the relationship between physical stimuli and their corresponding sensations.
2
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What is Weber’s Law?
A
The principle that as the magnitude of a stimulus increases, a larger difference is needed for it to be noticeable.
3
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What was Fechner’s contribution to psychophysics?
A
He developed a logarithmic function to describe the relationship between stimulus intensity and sensation strength.
