Psychophysics
Subtitle: a practical introduction
By: by Frederick A.A. Kingdom, Nicolaas Prins
Contributors: Prins, Nicolaas, Ph. D.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780080920221; 9780123736567
Subjects: Methodology; Psychophysiology; PSYCHOLOGY; Physiological Psychology; Psychophysics; Psychology
Description: Psychophysics is the primary scientific tool for understanding how the physical world of colors, sounds, odors, movements and shapes translates into the sensory world of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell - in other words, how matter translates into mind. This book is the first to combine into a single volume the principles underlying the science of psychophysical measurement and the practical tools necessary to analyze data from psychophysical experiments. Written in a style that makes even the trickiest concepts and procedures accessible to the non-expert, this book is essential reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: FRONT COVER; FRONT COVER; PSYCHOPHYSICS: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION; COPYRIGHT PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND AIMS; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND AIMS; CHAPTER 2. CLASSIFYING PSYCHOPHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS; CHAPTER 2. CLASSIFYING PSYCHOPHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS; CHAPTER 3. VARIETIES OF PSYCHOPHYSICAL PROCEDURE; CHAPTER 3. VARIETIES OF PSYCHOPHYSICAL PROCEDURE; CHAPTER 4. PSYCHOMETRIC FUNCTIONS; CHAPTER 4. PSYCHOMETRIC FUNCTIONS.