Weber's Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychophysical law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Weber–Fechner_law
gptkbp:appliesTo perception of light
perception of sound
perception of touch
perception of weight
gptkbp:describes relationship between stimulus magnitude and just noticeable difference
gptkbp:field psychology
psychophysics
gptkbp:form ΔI/I = k
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Ernst_Heinrich_Weber
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weber's Law
gptkbp:influenced Fechner's Law
Stevens' Power Law
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ernst_Heinrich_Weber
gptkbp:state the ratio of the increment threshold to the background intensity is constant
gptkbp:yearProposed 1834
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sherif's_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7