A framework for Bayesian optimality of psychophysical laws

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 495-501

  Sun, John Z ^a   Wang, Grace I ^a,b   Goyal, Vivek K ^a   Varshney, Lav R ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian Quantization; Psychophysical Scale; Relative Error; Weber Fechner

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875577081     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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