Detection theory analysis of scaling and discrimination tasks: Responses to noxious thermal stimuli

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 994-1001

  Tan, Chee Wee ^a   Palmer, Shea T ^b   Martin, Denis J ^c   Roche, Patricia A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35648993492     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193937     Document Type: Article

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