NOUN | cognition | power law, Stevens' law, Stevens' power law | (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity |
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Meaning | (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity. | |
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Synonyms | Stevens' law, Stevens' power law | |
Category | psychophysics | The branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects |
Broader | law, law of nature | A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
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