ON THE INADEQUACIES OF A LIMITED-STATE THEORY OF THE THRESHOLD.

Abstract

A three-state model of detection, based very closely on Luce's two state model, has been proposed and examined in the context of the psychophysical experiment. Although most of the data used to test the model are of doubtful relevance, being of the confidence -judgment variety, they do serve to warn of the possibility of individual differences between subjects. Some subjects may shift from one attitude to another by a change in pure response bias. For most subjects, however, including one run under appropriate conditions, the data did not support the model. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0629679

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People

  • Moncrieff H. Smith Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Detection
  • Judgment
  • Mental Processes
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.