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Magnitude Estimation Demo. Psychology 3203 Appalachian State University . Magnitude Estimation. The assumption of direct scaling . The observer is presented with a standard stimulus. The stimulus is assigned a value. This standard stimulus is the modulus . Magnitude Estimation.
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Magnitude Estimation Demo Psychology 3203 Appalachian State University
Magnitude Estimation • The assumption of direct scaling. • The observer is presented with a standard stimulus. • The stimulus is assigned a value. • This standard stimulus is the modulus.
Magnitude Estimation • The observer is presented with a series of stimuli that vary along 1 physical dimension (like size). • Stimuli are presented in random order. • The observer must assign a number to indicate magnitude relative to modulus.