Range of acceptable stimulus intensities: An estimator of dynamic range for intensive perceptual continua

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 721-728

  Teghtsoonian, Robert ^a   Teghtsoonian, Martha ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND GRIP; HEARING; HUMAN; ODOR; SHOCK;

HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; SHOCK; SMELL;

EID: 0031182742     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03206018     Document Type: Article

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