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Stevens' power law: a standalone construct

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Perception

the law that perceived magnitude grows as a power function of physical intensity, with an exponent that differs across modalities.

In perception, Stevens' power law refers to the law that perceived magnitude grows as a power function of physical intensity, with an exponent that differs across modalities. This meaning comes from Stevens (1957) in Psychological Review.[1]

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References

Stevens, S. S. (1957). On the psychophysical law. Psychological Review, 64(3), 153-181. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0046162

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