Stevens's Power Law Is So Named Because

question 12

Multiple Choice

Stevens's Power Law is so named because

• A) it is the best psychophysical law that has ever been theorized.
• B) the law explains why electrical power in the brain is responsible for perception.
• C) it explains how electrical signals in the retina are involved in transduction.
• D) the stimulus intensity is raised to a specific exponent to predict perceived magnitude. ** (page 16-17; conceptual)

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