A text-book of experimental psychology / by Charles S. Myers.

  • Myers, Charles Samuel, 1873-
Date:
1909
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Credit: A text-book of experimental psychology / by Charles S. Myers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    Visual Sensitivity—Auditory Acuity—Olfactory Acuity—Gustatory Acuity—Tactual Acuity—Thermal Acuity—Algesic Acuity—Kinses- thetic Acuity—Sensory Adaptation and Fatigue—Other Forms of Adap- tation . . . . . . .pp. 243-254 CHAPTER XIX On Expeeiences of Identity and Difference Weber's Law—Limits of the Law—The Interrelation of Extensive and Inten- sive Changes—Easily Appreciable Differences—Fechner's Law—A Critical Examination of Fechner's Law—Immeasurability of Sensation —The Basis of Weber's Law—The Completeness of the Judgment— The Mode of Presentation—Practice—The Time Error—The Time Interval—The Absolute Impression—Side Comparisons—The Coherence of Stimuli . . . . . . .pp. 255-273 CHAPTER XX On Binocular Experience Binocular Combination—Corresponding and Disparate Retinal Points— Uncrossed and Crossed Disparation—Covering Points—Neglected Diplopia—The Horopter—The Cyclopean Eye—Depth and Dispara- tion—Dejitli and Eye Movements—Depth and Psychological Factors— ,Biiiocular Rivalry—Uuiocular Relief—Binocular Contrast—Binocular Flicker and Brightness—Fechner's Paradox—The Study of Orbital Movements . . . . , ■ PP. 274-285 CHAPTER XXI On Binaural Experience The Direction of Sounds : Binaural Differences and the Perception of Sound Direction — Tactual Differences — Labyrinthine Diflerences — Temporal Differences — Phase Differences — Intensity Differences— Timbre Differences—Adaptation in Localisation—The Distance of Sounds . . ... . .pp. 286-292 CHAPTER XXII On the Visual Perception of Size and Direction Micropsia at the Fixation Point—The Dependence of Apparent Size on the Relation of an Object to the Fixation Point—Micropsia beyond the
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