Accession Number:

AD0262360

Title:

SCALES FOR SUBJECTIVE DISTANCE

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

STOCKHOLM UNIV (SWEDEN)

Personal Author(s):

• KUNNAPAS,THEODOR

Report Date:

1960-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

Scale values were obtained for subjective distance by means of the method of ratio estimation. In three experiments different stimulus ranges of the objective distances were used. It was found that 1 Subjective distance is a power function of the objective distance and 2 The exponent of the function varies with the stimulus range. Author

Descriptors:

• *PSYCHOLOGY
• *SPACE PERCEPTION
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• MEASUREMENT
• STIMULATION(PHYSIOLOGY)

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE