Relational Psychophysics in Humans and Animals: A Comparative-Developmental Approach

by Sarris; Viktor

• ISBN13: 9781841695693
• ISBN10: 1841695696
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135420857
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-23
• Publisher: Psychology Pres
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Summary

Relational Psychophysics in Humans and Animalsoffers a comprehensive and integrated overview of the often fragmented field of psychophysics. It introduces key concepts in psychophysics and clearly summaries and illustrates the central issues through telling examples. It combines empirical research and theoretical approaches from general psychophysics, animal psychophysics and human-infant psychophysics, to create a systematic comparison of these three key areas. Through out, Viktor Sarris makes a strong case for more comparative psychophysical research across different species and across different stages of development. He presents original research and examines frame-of-reference models, behavioural psychophysics, developmental psychophysics, perceptual-cognitive psychophysics and evolutionary perspectives, to create an integrated framework for the direction of new research. The book will be an invaluable aid for researchers in the fields of perception and psychophysics.

Author Biography

Viktor is Professor of Psychology at J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Purpose and Scope

Relational Perception and Epistemology

Frame-of-reference Models in Psychophysics

Behavioural Psychophysics: Contrasting Ideas and Findings

Developmental Psychophysics

New Perspectives in Perceptual-cognitive Psychophysics

General Discussion and Conclusions

References

Apparatus for Animal Psychophysics

Mathematics of Transposition and Psychophysics

An Engine Model of Relational Psychophysics

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