Attitude in Relation to the Psychophysical Judgment, Vol. 28: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Salem Shihadeh George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267694792 ISBN 13: 9780267694792

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Understanding how attitude shapes perception in psychophysical judgments helps explain why people report differences differently.

This concise study examines how observers define and report attitudes during experiments, why some judgments become doubtful, and how constancy of attitude can influence results. It presents concrete examples of how attitude interacts with judgment, expectation, and reaction time to affect findings.

• Learn what an attitude means in psychophysical work and why researchers seek a constant receptive state.
• See how different kinds of judgments arise—from immediate, passive responses to reflective, slower deliberations.
• Explore the role of doubt, expectation, and two-meaning judgments (or‑judgments) in shaping data.
• Understand how researchers interpret when to exclude doubtful judgments to keep experiments reliable.

Ideal for readers curious about experimental design, perception science, and the careful methods behind psychophysical research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267694792
• ISBN 13: 9780267694792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 42