SCALES FOR SUBJECTIVE DISTANCE |
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| Authors: | Theodor M Künnapas |
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| Institution: | Psychological Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | By means of the method of ratio estimation, scale values were obtained for subjective distance. In three experiments different stimulus ranges of the objective distances were used. It was found: ( 1 ) Subjective distance is a power function of the objective distance. ( 2 ) The exponent of the function varies with the stimulus range. With increasing stimulus range the exponent has a tendency to decrease. It is conceivable that the change of the exponent may be explained by an adaptation of the subjective range to the stimulus range. |
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