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Dipping into Dip. History, Mechanisms, Properties and Applications of the Dipper Function. Arman Abrahamyan University of Sydney , Sep 2009. Definitions. JND. Stimulus Intensity. Weber’s Law. Plotting the Dipper Function. Absolute Threshold. JND. Stimulus Intensity.
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Dipping into Dip History, Mechanisms, Properties and Applications of the Dipper Function Arman Abrahamyan University of Sydney, Sep 2009
Definitions JND Stimulus Intensity
Plotting the Dipper Function Absolute Threshold JND Stimulus Intensity
“Pedestal” or “Dipper” Effect Absolute Threshold JND Stimulus Intensity
Auditory Stimulus Detection Improvement with Pedestal Discrimination Threshold The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Amplitude Time
The Term Pedestal Amplitude Time
First Published Dipper Function The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Sigmoidal Transfer Function Th Th Th Th JND JND JND JND
Multimodal Integration and Dipper Function Uncertainty Reduction JND JND Stimulus Intensity Stimulus Intensity Multimodal integration
Summary • Dipper function has been established in auditory, tactile, and visual domains • For higher stimulus intensities, the dipper function is consistent with Weber’s Law • For lower stimulus intensities, JND increases as intensity gets smaller
Summary • Pedestal effect or dipper effect refers to the fact that presence of a pedestal at low stimulus intensities can improve discrimination relative to absolute threshold • Dipper function can be used to study multimodal integration