Oxford Psychology Ser.: Elements of Psychophysical Theory by Jean-Claude Falmagne (1985, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195034937
ISBN-139780195034936
eBay Product ID (ePID)1329961
Product Key Features
Number of Pages480 Pages
Publication NameElements of Psychophysical Theory
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1985
SubjectGeneral, Physiological Psychology, Statistics
TypeTextbook
AuthorJean-Claude Falmagne
Subject AreaPsychology, Medical
SeriesOxford Psychology Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight28.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN85-003087
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Falmagne says much that is useful and important. Not only does this book provide a solid grounding in the formalization of psychophysical theory, but its author also gives thoughtful commentary about many issues, from the implicit principles governing measurement in physical science to thevarious criticisms about the meaning of sensory scales....For novice and seasoned students of psychophysics alike, this book is well worth the effort."--Contemporary Psychology, "It is a pleasure to see a book like this involving the applications of mathematical sciences to psychological events. Such application to biological events has certainly produced vast rewards in biophysics, and it is high time such progress is made in areas of psychological behavior andmental sciences. This book, intended as a textbook for a two semester graduate course, does this job excellently." --Research Communications in Psychology, Psychiatry and Behavior, "Excellent in providing formalisms and formal models of basic psychophysical results, and can be recommended to any experienced investigator in the field . . . Can provide a great service to the psychophysical community by introducing a level of mathematical sophistication generally associatedwith theory construction in physics and chemistry." --Mathematical Reviews, "Falmagne says much that is useful and important. Not only does this bookprovide a solid grounding in the formalization of psychophysical theory, but itsauthor also gives thoughtful commentary about many issues, from the implicitprinciples governing measurement in physical science to the various criticismsabout the meaning of sensory scales....For novice and seasoned students ofpsychophysics alike, this book is well worth the effort."--ContemporaryPsychology
Series Volume Number6
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal152.1
Table Of ContentPart I: Background1. Ordinal Measurement2. Extensive Measurement3. Functional EquationsPart II: Theory4. Fechner's Problem5. Models of Discrimination6. Psychometric Functions7. Further Topics on Psychometric Functions8. Weber Functions - Weber's Law9. Psychophysical Methods10. Signal Detection Theory11. Psychophysics with Several Variables or Channels12. Homogenity Laws13. Scaling14. Meaningful Psychophysical Laws
SynopsisThe author here presents the basic ideas of classical psychophysics, as seen from the modern perspective of measurement theory. He emphasizes practical applications of this essentially theoretical subject, discussing many examples in detail, together with appropriate statistical techniques for the analysis of data. Some 200 exercises are included., This book presents the basic concepts of classical psychophysics, derived from Gustav Fechner, as seen from the perspective of modern measurement theory. The theoretical discussion is elucidated with examples and numerous problems, and solutions to one-quarter of the problems are provided in the text.
LC Classification NumberBF237.F25 1985
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