Stevens' power law

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychophysical law
gptkbp:allows exponent specific to sensory modality
gptkbp:appliesTo loudness perception
brightness perception
electric shock perception
weight perception
gptkbp:basisFor magnitude estimation experiments
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Fechner's_law
gptkbp:describes relationship between stimulus magnitude and perceived intensity
gptkbp:field psychophysics
gptkbp:form P = kS^n
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Stanley_Smith_Stevens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stevens' power law
gptkbp:kraj proportionality constant
gptkbp:PP perceived magnitude
gptkbp:proposedBy 1957
gptkbp:S stimulus intensity
gptkbp:usedIn experimental psychology
neuroscience
perception research
sensory measurement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stanley_Smith_Stevens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5