fechnerian

fechnerian
\(ˈ)fek|nirēən, -eḵ|-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Gustav Theodor Fechner died 1887 German physicist, philosopher, & experimental psychologist + English -ian
: of, relating to, or discovered by G.T.Fechner, German physicist considered to be a founder of psychophysics and experimental psychology

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  • Fechnerian psychophysics — How does the human nervous system respond to the intensity of a source of light, or the loudness of a sound? This question was first investigated by Fechner in the 19th century; historians often date the beginning of scientific psychology to… …   Wikipedia

  • fechnerian — fech·ne·ri·an …   English syllables

  • Psychophysics — is a subdiscipline of psychology dealing with the relationship between physical stimuli and their subjective correlates, or percepts. Psychophysics has been described variously as “the scientific study of the relation between stimulus and… …   Wikipedia

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