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variable stimulus

variable stimulus In psychophysics, a variable stimulus is a comparison stimulus that is presented alongside a standard stimulus and varied across different values along a sensory dimension such as loudness, roughness, or brightness.

In psychophysics, a variable stimulus is a comparison stimulus that is presented alongside a standard stimulus and varied across different values along a sensory dimension such as loudness, roughness, or brightness. The observer judges whether this changing stimulus is greater, less, or equal to the standard.

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Drafting source: Vidotto Giulio; Anselmi Pasquale; Robusto Egidio. New Perspectives in Computing the Point of Subjective Equality Using Rasch Models. 2019; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02793; article XML SHA-256 994f2419d0ffacdbec8b55637272a766581e5ab7968061fd6021ab22b34a6888. “New Perspectives in Computing the Point of Subjective Equality Using Rasch Models” (10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02793).
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