magnitude production

a direct scaling procedure in which the observer is provided with a number representing the magnitude of a stimulus and is required to adjust the stimulus to produce a sensation that corresponds to this number with reference to a standard stimulus to which a magnitude number has also been assigned. Also called production method.

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January 29th 2025

range fractionation

a hypothesis of perception of stimulus intensity, stating that a wide range of intensity values can be encoded by a group of cells, each of which is a specialist for a particular range of stimulus intensities.