Weber-Fechner law of psychophysics

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• Weber-Fechner law — noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber • Syn: ↑Fechner s law • Topics: ↑psychophysics • Hypernyms: ↑law,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Weber's law — or Weber Fechner law In psychophysics, a historically important law quantifying the perception of change in a given stimulus. Originated by the German physiologist Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878) in 1834 and elaborated by his student Gustav… …   Universalium

• Weber-Fechner law — We·ber Fech·ner law web ər fek nər , vā bər fek nər n an approximately accurate generalization in psychology: the intensity of a sensation is proportional to the logarithm of the intensity of the stimulus causing it called also Fechner s law… …   Medical dictionary

• Fechner's law — noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber • Syn: ↑Weber Fechner law • Topics: ↑psychophysics • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Law of comparative judgment — The law of comparative judgment was conceived by L. L. Thurstone. In modern day terminology, it is more aptly described as a model that is used to obtain measurements from any process of pairwise comparison. Examples of such processes are the… …   Wikipedia

• psychophysics — psychophysical /suy koh fiz i keuhl/, psychophysic, adj. psychophysically, adv. psychophysicist /suy koh fiz euh sist/, n. /suy koh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of psychology that deals with the relationships between physical… …   Universalium

• Fechner, Gustav Theodor — born April 19, 1801, Gross Särchen, near Muskau, Lusatia died Nov. 18, 1887, Leipzig, Ger. German physicist and philosopher who founded the science of psychophysics. He taught at the University of Leipzig (1834–40) but left because of ill health …   Universalium

• Weber , Ernst Heinrich — (1795–1878) German physiologist and psychologist Weber was the eldest of three brothers who all made important contributions to science. He was born at Wittenberg in Germany and became a professor at the University of Leipzig in 1818, a position… …   Scientists

• Gustav Fechner — Infobox Scientist name =Gustav Fechner box width = image width =250px caption =Gustav Fechner birth date = April 19, 1801 [Fancher, R. E. (1996). Pioneers of psychology (3rd Ed.). New York: W. W. Norton Company.] birth place = Muskau death date …   Wikipedia

• Stevens' power law — is a proposed relationship between the magnitude of a physical stimulus and its perceived intensity or strength. It is often considered to supersede the Weber Fechner law on the basis that it describes a wider range of sensations, although… …   Wikipedia

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