The parameters in the near-miss-to-Weber's law

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-47

  Augustin, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Near miss to Weber's law; Parameters; Power law model; Submodel; Weber's law

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749158335     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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