Bias in Quantifying Judgments

Originally published in 1989, this volume carefully catalogues and classifies the effect of bias on quantitative judgments. Each bias is described by model and examples of this bias are given. The examples include both theoretical investigations carried out in the laboratory to study bias and practical illustrations.

List of contents

Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. A New Approach to Magnitude Judgments 2. Outline of Biases in Quantifying Judgments 3. Bias in Psychophysical Methods 4. Subjectively Equal Stimulus Spacing and the Stimulus Spacing and Stimulus Frequency Biases 5. Centering Biases 6. Logarithmic Response Bias 7. Contraction Bias 8. Range Equalizing Biases 9. Transfer Bias 10. Bias in the Production of Power Functions. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

About the author

E. C. Poulton

Summary

Originally published in 1989, this volume carefully catalogues and classifies the effect of bias on quantitative judgments. Each bias is described by model and examples of this bias are given. The examples include both theoretical investigations carried out in the laboratory to study bias and practical illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: E. C. Poulton, Poulton E. C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781032548975
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254897-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Psychology Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Psychological methodology