Relational Psychophysics in Humans and Animals : A Comparative-Developmental Approach

Relational Psychophysics in Humans and Animals offers a comprehensive and integrated overview of the often fragmented field of psychophysics. It introduces key concepts in psychophysics and clearly summarises and illustrates the central issues through telling examples.

Preface. Introduction: Purpose and Scope. Relational Perception and Epistemology. Frame-of-reference Models in Psychophysics. Behavioural Psychophysics: Contrasting Ideas and Findings. Developmental Psychophysics. New Perspectives in Perceptual-cognitive Psychophysics. General Discussion and Conclusions. References. Appendix 1: Apparatus for Animal Psychophysics. Appendix 2: Mathematics of Transposition and Psychophysics. Appendix 3: An Engine Model of Relational Psychophysics.