| Are psychophysical scales of intensities the same or different when stimuli vary on other dimensions? Theory with experiments varying loudness and pitch. | |
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PMID: 20836612 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Most studies concerning psychological measurement scales of intensive attributes have concluded that these scales are of ratio type and that the psychophysical function is closely approximated by a power function. Experiments show, for such cases, that a commutativity property must hold under either successive increases or successive decreases provided, e.g., all other independent dimensions are fixed. A good deal of data support this conclusion. However, little or no attention has been paid to whether or not such subjective intensity scales differ when an independent dimension such as frequency (pitch in audition, color in vision, etc.) is varied. Using a simple and favorably tested theoretical model for global psychophysics, the authors arrive at a necessary and sufficient cross-dimension, commutativity condition for a common intensity ratio scale to exist. For example, the data show that the loudness of a tone at frequency f and another tone at frequency g can each be viewed as arising from a common property of loudness over intensity/frequency pairs. Comparing one version of cross-dimensional commutativity with the corresponding 1-dimensional commutativity property discriminates between a general representation of the ratio scale property and a special case of it. Future work: Does the theory extend to other intensive continua (prothetic attributes)? If so, which ones? And does it extend to cross-modal matching? |
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Authors:
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R Duncan Luce; Ragnar Steingrimsson; Louis Narens |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
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Title: Psychological review Volume: 117 ISSN: 1939-1471 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Rev Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-11-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376476 Medline TA: Psychol Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1247-58 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-5100, USA. |
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