According to Stevens's Power Law, Which Type of Sensory Judgment

question 6

Multiple Choice

According to Stevens's power law, which type of sensory judgment produces perceived magnitudes closest to the actual physical magnitudes?

• A) judgment of intensity of electric shock
• B) judgment of loudness of a sound
• C) judgment of length of a line
• D) judgment of brightness of a light

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