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Weber's Law Refers to the Equation That Is Used to Calculate

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Weber's law refers to the equation that is used to calculate the absolute threshold for visual and auditory stimuli.


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Proportional Differences

Refers to the comparison of ratios or fractions, highlighting the relative difference in size or magnitude between two or more quantities.

E. H. Weber

A pioneering psychologist and physician known for his work in the somatosensory system and Weber's Law, which relates to the perceived change in a stimulus to its initial intensity.

Absolute Differences

The minimum amount by which two sensory stimuli can differ for an individual to perceive them as different.

Gustav Fechner

A German philosopher, physicist, and experimental psychologist who founded psychophysics, studying the relationship between the physical properties of stimuli and the sensations they produce.

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