Absolute judgments are relative: A reinterpretation of some psychophysical ideas

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-272

  Lockhead, Gregory R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11344252942     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.8.4.265     Document Type: Review

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