Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitude: In Honor of the Memory of S.S. Stevens

Table of contents

• Title Page i
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• A Small Oral History ix
• List of Participants xiv
• 1: Introduction to Conference on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes 1
• References 7
• 2: What Is A Ratio in Ratio Scaling? 8
• Acknowledgments 16
• References 17
• 3: Natural Measurement 18
• Introduction 18
• Summary 25
• References 25
• 4: The Dynamics of Ratio Scaling 27
• Introduction 27
• Acknowledgments 41
• References 41
• 5: Magnitude Matching: Application to Special Populations 43
• Introduction 43
• Acknowledgments 57
• References 57
• 6: A Single Scale Based on Is Ratio and Partition Estimates 59
• Introduction 59
• References 77
• 7: Associative Measurement of Psychological Magnitude 79
• References 98
• 8: Toward A Unified Psychophysical Law and Beyond 101
• Introduction 101
• References 111
• 9: Derivation of An Index of Discrimination from Magnitude Estimation Ratings 115
• 9: Derivation of An Index of Discrimination from Magnitude Estimation Ratings 115
• Acknowledgments 127
• References 127
• 10: Multiple Moduli and Payoff Functions in Psychophysical Scaling 129
• Introduction 129
• Acknowledgments 138
• References 138
• 11: Quality Assurance in Environmental Psychophysics 140
• References 160
• 12: Brightness Sensation and the Neural Coding of LIght Intensity 163
• Introduction 163
• Acknowledgments 181
• References 181
• 13c: Hemosensory Representation in Perception and Memory 183
• Acknowledgments 197
• References 197
• 14: Loudness Adaptation Measured by the Method of Successive Magnitude Estimation 199
• Introduction 199
• Acknowledgments 212
• References 212
• 15: Loudness Measurement by Magnitude Scaling: Implications for Intensity Coding 215
• Introduction 215
• Acknowledgment 226
• References 226
• 16: The Loudness of Non-Steady State Sounds: Is A Ratio Scale Applicable? 229
• Introduction 229
• Conclusions 243
• Acknowledgment 244
• References 244
• 17: Ratio Scaling, Taste Genetics, and Taste Pathologies 246
• References 257
• 18: Measurement of VIbrotactile Sensation Magnitude 260
• Introduction 260
• Summary 272
• Acknowledgments 273
• 19: Lntersensory Generality of Psychological Units 277
• Introduction 277
• Acknowledgments 293
• References 293
• 20: Final Comments on Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitudes 295
• Introduction 295
• References 309
• Author Index 313
• Subject Index 321

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