On the difficulty to think in ratios: a methodological bias in Stevens’ magnitude estimation procedure

In the field of new psychophysics, the magnitude estimation procedure is one of the most frequently used methods. It requires participants to assess the intensity of a stimulus in relation to a reference. In three studies, we examined whether difficulties of thinking in ratios influence participants...

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Hauptverfasser: Mertens, Alica (VerfasserIn) , Mertens, Ulf K. (VerfasserIn) , Lerche, Veronika (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 31 March 2021
In: Attention, perception, & psychophysics
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 83, Heft: 5, Pages: 2347-2365
ISSN:1943-393X
DOI:10.3758/s13414-021-02266-5
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Verfasserangaben:Alica Mertens, Ulf K. Mertens, Veronika Lerche

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