Sensory Processes
The New Psychophysics
- 1st Edition - November 11, 2012
- Latest edition
- Author: Lawrence Marks
- Language: English
Sensory Processes: The New Psychophysics describes, summarizes, and theorizes on the application of psychophysics to the study of sensory processes. This book deals with… Read more
Sensory Processes: The New Psychophysics describes, summarizes, and theorizes on the application of psychophysics to the study of sensory processes. This book deals with significant issues in sensory psychology, which is mainly by treating sensory dimensions and attributes as measurable quantities. Organized into seven chapters, this book starts with an overview of the fundamental methods for evaluating the magnitudes of sensation with emphasis direct scaling methods. This text then explains the advantages of direct scaling procedures in providing psychophysical and sensory-physical information. Other chapters consider the parameters of temporal and spatial distribution of the stimulus. This book discusses as well the other significant variables that determine sensitivity, particularly compositional variables that refer to wavelength and frequency of light and sound. The final chapter deals with several persistent issues and unresolved questions in the realm of sensory scaling. Sensory psychologists, sensory scientists, researchers, and graduate students will find this book useful.
PrefaceChapter 1 Introduction to Sensory Scaling New versus Old Psychophysics Early Attempts to Quantify Sensation Early Development of the New PsychophysicsChapter 2 The Magnitude Estimation Experiment Experimental Apparatus and Arrangement Range and Number of Stimuli Temporal Spacing of Stimuli Number of Subjects and Number of Judgments The Estimation Procedure Analysis of the Results of Magnitude EstimationChapter 3 Sensory Magnitude and the Sensitivity of Sensory Systems The Concept of Relative Sensitivity Spectral Sensitivity in Vision Spectral Sensitivity in Audition Olfactory Sensitivity Taste Sensitivity Tactile Sensitivity Summary Sensitivity in Relation to Responses to Stimulus MixturesChapter 4 Temporal Factors in Sensation Temporal Summation Adaptation Prototypes for Models of Temporal Summation and Adaptation Adaptation and Sensitivity to Subsequent Stimulation Recovery after Adaptation Repetitive Stimulation (Flicker) SummaryChapter 5 Spatial Factors in Sensation Spatial Summation Binocular and Binaural Summation Spatial Inhibition Locus of Stimulation on the Sensory SurfaceChapter 6 Qualitative and Hedonic Attributes of Sensation Attributes of Sensation Dimensions of Visual Experience Dimensions of Auditory Experience Olfactory Quality Gustatory Quality Hedonic Responses to Sensory Stimuli SummaryChapter 7 Interpretations of Sensory Scales The Nature of Scale Types Scales of Sensation Validity of Sensory Scales Scales of Sensation: Theoretical InterpretationsAppendix Units of MeasurementsReferencesName IndexSubject Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 11, 2012
- Language: English