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Psychophysics

reaction time falls as a power function of stimulus intensity toward an asymptote, holding for simple and choice reactions.

In psychophysics, Piéron's law refers to reaction time falls as a power function of stimulus intensity toward an asymptote, holding for simple and choice reactions. This meaning comes from Pins (1996) in Perception & Psychophysics.[1]

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References

Pins, D., & Bonnet, C. (1996). On the relation between stimulus intensity and processing time: Piéron’s law and choice reaction time. Perception & Psychophysics, 58(3), 390-400. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03206815

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