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Sensation and Perception

Measuring Auditory Thresholds with Staircase Testing

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Psychophysics studies how the physical strength of a stimulus relates to what people actually perceive. It focuses on perceptual thresholds, which are the smallest amounts of stimulation a person can sense. Examples include the brightness needed to see a light, the pressure needed to feel touch, and the softness of a sound t...

Transcript

Una rama de la psicología perceptiva, la psicofísica, se ocupa de relacionar la realidad de un estímulo con su intensidad percibida.

Al igual que los niveles reales, los perceptivos se pueden medir: qué tan brillante debe ser una luz para que se observe, o qué tan suave puede ser un sonido para que se escuche.

Por ejemplo, alguien ...

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Staircase ProcedurePerceptual ThresholdAuditory ThresholdPsychophysics MethodsPerceptual PsychologyVolume ThresholdSensory DeclineFrequency TestingHearing ImpairmentTone Detection

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