Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitude: In Honor of the Memory of S.s. Stevens

by Bolanowski, Jr.; Stanley J.

• ISBN13: 9780805807103
• ISBN10: 0805807101
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-10-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

Presenting the proceedings of a conference held at Syracuse University in honor of S.S. Stevens, a pioneer in the scaling of sensory magnitudes and the originator of the method of magnitude estimation, this volume brings together the work of 20 authorities on the procedures of ratio scaling. These experts--psychophysicists, physiologists, and theoreticians--offer their views on whether or not psychological magnitudes can be measured and whether the judgments of psychological magnitudes constitute the basis for the construction of a ratio scale. Also discussed is the question of whether any single method could stand out as a potential standard technique for measuring psychological magnitudes.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
A Small Oral History	p. ix
List of Participants	p. xiv
Introduction to Conference on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes	p. 1
References	p. 7
What Is A Ratio in Ratio Scaling?	p. 8
Acknowledgments	p. 16
References	p. 17
Introduction	p. 18
Natural Measurement	p. 18
References	p. 25
Summary	p. 25
The Dynamics of Ratio Scaling	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
References	p. 41
Acknowledgments	p. 41
Introduction	p. 43
Magnitude Matching: Application to Special Populations	p. 43
References	p. 57
Acknowledgments	p. 57
A Single Scale Based on Is Ratio and Partition Estimates	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
References	p. 77
Associative Measurement of Psychological Magnitude	p. 79
References	p. 98
Toward A Unified Psychophysical Law and Beyond	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
References	p. 111
Derivation of An Index of Discrimination from Magnitude Estimation Ratings	p. 115
Derivation of An Index of Discrimination from Magnitude Estimation Ratings	p. 115
Acknowledgments	p. 127
References	p. 127
Multiple Moduli and Payoff Functions in Psychophysical Scaling	p. 129
Introduction	p. 129
References	p. 138
Acknowledgments	p. 138
Quality Assurance in Environmental Psychophysics	p. 140
References	p. 160
Brightness Sensation and the Neural Coding of LIght Intensity	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Acknowledgments	p. 181
References	p. 181
c: Hemosensory Representation in Perception and Memory	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 197
References	p. 197
Introduction	p. 199
Loudness Adaptation Measured by the Method of Successive Magnitude Estimation	p. 199
References	p. 212
Acknowledgments	p. 212
Loudness Measurement by Magnitude Scaling: Implications for Intensity Coding	p. 215
Introduction	p. 215
References	p. 226
Acknowledgment	p. 226
The Loudness of Non-Steady State Sounds: Is A Ratio Scale Applicable?	p. 229
Introduction	p. 229
Conclusions	p. 243
Acknowledgment	p. 244
References	p. 244
Ratio Scaling, Taste Genetics, and Taste Pathologies	p. 246
References	p. 257
Measurement of VIbrotactile Sensation Magnitude	p. 260
Introduction	p. 260
Summary	p. 272
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Introduction	p. 277
Lntersensory Generality of Psychological Units	p. 277
References	p. 293
Acknowledgments	p. 293
Final Comments on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes	p. 295
Introduction	p. 295
References	p. 309
Author Index	p. 313
Subject Index	p. 321
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