Measuring psychometric functions with the diffusion model

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 870-888

  Ratcliff, Roger ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Perceptual discrimination; Psychometric functions; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SIZE PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84897956998     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034954     Document Type: Article

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