Psychophysics definitions

# Definition Sets
1 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them 1,476 sets
2 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. 717 sets
3 the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects 255 sets
4 methods that measure the strength of a stimulus and the observer's sensitivity to that stimulus 165 sets
5 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 124 sets
6 the study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical stimuli that cause them 116 sets
7 the study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience 99 sets
8 the study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics 75 sets
9 subfield of psychology that focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people's conscious experiences of them. 65 sets
10 the study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience. 64 sets
11 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity and our psychological experience of them 64 sets
12 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. (myers psychology 8e p. 199) 53 sets
13 study of the relationship between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 51 sets
14 the study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 36 sets
15 the study of relationship between the physical characteristic of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. 32 sets
16 study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experience 32 sets
17 study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them 31 sets
18 the study of the relationship between physical stimulation and subjective sensations 29 sets
19 an approach to perception that relates the characteristics of physical stimuli to the sensory experiences they produce 27 sets
20 methods that measure the strength of a stimulus and the observer's sensitivity to that stimulus. 27 sets
21 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity and our psychological experience of them. 26 sets
22 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli 26 sets
23 the study of how people psychologically perceive physical stimuli such as light, sound waves, and touch. 26 sets
24 an approach to perception that relates the characteristics of physical stimuli to the sensory experiences they produce. 24 sets
25 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them. 24 sets
26 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experiences of them 23 sets
27 the study of the relationship between physical energy and psychological experiences 22 sets
28 the science of defining quantitative relationships between physical and psychological (subjective) events. 21 sets
29 a branch of psychology that measures the quantitative relation between physical stimuli and perceptual experience 21 sets
30 an area of research focusing on the relationship between the physical characteristics of environmental stimuli and the psychological experiences those stimuli produce. 21 sets
31 study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations they evoke in a human observer 20 sets
32 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli such as their intensity and our psychological experience of them 19 sets
33 study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 16 sets
34 the study of the correspondence between physical stimulation and psychological experience 15 sets
35 the study of how physical energy relates to or translated into psychological experience including the study of how well humans detect differences in stimuli and thresholds for perception. 15 sets
36 a specialty area of psychology that studies sensory limits, sensory adaptation, and related topics. 15 sets
37 the study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical stimuli that cause them. 14 sets
38 the study of how people psychologically perceive physical stimuli such as light, sound waves, and touch 14 sets
39 study of how physical energy relates to our psychological experience. 14 sets
40 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. (myers psychology 9e p. 231) 13 sets
41 a branch of psychology concerned with measuring the relationship between physical stimuli and psychological responses to the stimuli. 13 sets
42 the science of defining quantitative relationships between physical and psychological (subjective) events 13 sets
43 is the study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations they evoke. 12 sets
44 study of relationships between physical stimuli and how we psychologically experience them 12 sets
45 study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations they evoke in a human observer. 12 sets
46 study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity and our psychological experience of them 12 sets
47 the study of the correspondence between physical stimulation and psychological experience. 11 sets
48 study of relationships between physical characteristics of stimuli 11 sets
49 study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. 11 sets
50 the study of how physical energy relates to psychological experience 9 sets
51 the study of relationships between the psychical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. 9 sets
52 the study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli and our psychological experience of them. 9 sets
53 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them. (myers psychology for ap 1e p. 120) 9 sets
54 an area of research focusing on the relationship between the physical characteristics of environmental stimuli and the psychological experiences those stimuli produce 9 sets
55 the study of the relationship between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 9 sets
56 studies relations between the physical characteristics of stimuli and sensory capabilities 9 sets
57 study of the relationship between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them. 9 sets
58 study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli 8 sets
59 the study of relationships between the physical qualities of stimuli and the subjective responses they produce 8 sets
60 the study of relationships between physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them 8 sets
61 study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experiences 8 sets
62 study of the relationship between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience with them 8 sets
63 the first scientific form of psychology; laboratory studies of the subjective experience of physical sensations 8 sets
64 study of relationships between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 8 sets
65 studies the link between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our sensory experience of them 8 sets
66 the study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations they evoke. 7 sets
67 the use of quantitative methods to measure relationships between stimuli and perception. 7 sets
68 study of how we perceive sensory stimuli based on their physical characteristics 7 sets
69 methods that measure the strength of a stimulus and the observers sensitivity to that stimulus 7 sets
70 the branch of psychology that studies the effects of physical stimuli on sensory perceptions and mental states 7 sets
71 science that focuses on how the physical environment is integrated into our personal, subjective world 6 sets
72 a field of psychology in which researchers search for ways to describe the transition from the physical stimulus to the psychological experience of that stimulus. 6 sets
73 the study of how physical stimuli are translated into psychological experiences 6 sets
74 study of the interaction between the sensations we receive and our experience of them. 6 sets
75 started by gustav fechner, this field studied the relationship between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them 6 sets
76 the study of the relationship between physical properties of stimuli and people's experience of the stimuli. 6 sets
77 the study of the relationships between features of physical stimuli, such as their intensity, and the sensations we experience in response to them 6 sets
78 the study of the relationship between physical energy and psychological experiences. 6 sets
79 the study of the relation between physical events and the corresponding experience of those events 6 sets
80 the study of how physical energy relates to our psychological experience 6 sets
81 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them; how phsyical stimuli are translated into psychological experience. 6 sets
82 the science of defining quantitative relationships between physical and psychological events 5 sets
83 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli such as their intensity and our psychological experience of them. (myers psychology 8e p. 199) 5 sets
84 the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and out psychological experience of them. 5 sets
85 the study of the relationship between the physical stimuli and behavior or mental experiences the stimuli evoke 5 sets
86 fechner started this area of psychology that addresses the relationship between psychological experiences and physical energy. a person in this field might look at the speed at which electrical impulses travel from the brain to the limbs, or how we perceive different light waves. 5 sets
87 is the branch of psychology that studies the effects of physical stimuli on sensory perceptions and mental states 5 sets
88 the study of the relationship between physical characteristics of stimuli and the sensory experiences that accompany them 5 sets
89 a field of psychology in which researchers search for ways to describe the transition from the physical stimulus to the psychological experience of that stimulus 5 sets
90 the science that focuses on how the physical environment is integrated into our personal, subjective world 5 sets
91 a study of the relationship between physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience with them 5 sets
92 ____________ is the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of stimuli and our psychological experience of them, (p. 140) 5 sets
93 the study of the relationships between sensory experiences and the physical stimuli that causes them 5 sets
94 the scientific study of the relations between mental and physical processes. 5 sets
95 the field that studies links between the physical properties of stimuli and a person's experience of them. 5 sets
96 one of experimental psychology's original areas of research; investigates the relationship between physical stimuli and the perception of those stimuli; studies thresholds 5 sets
97 the study of relationships between physical charcteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them 5 sets
98 the study of how the mind interprets the physical properties of stimuli 5 sets
99 the study of the relationships between the physical attributes of stimuli and the psychological experiences that they produce. it is the oldest subfield in psychology. 4 sets