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Weber's law: a standalone construct

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Psychophysics

the just noticeable change in a stimulus is a constant proportion of its magnitude, a regularity found across species and sensory systems.

In psychophysics, Weber's law refers to the just noticeable change in a stimulus is a constant proportion of its magnitude, a regularity found across species and sensory systems. This meaning comes from Akre (2014) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

Akre, K. L., & Johnsen, S. (2014). Psychophysics and the evolution of behavior. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 29(5), 291-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.03.007

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