Abstract
Electrocutaneous stimuli varying in strength (6, 8, 10 V) and frequency (9, 27, 81 Hzj were presented in pairs. Subjects were asked to give a numerical score to represent their perception of overall difference in a pair. To assess their ability to use numbers and their performance on unfamiliar stimuli, no guidance on the nature of the stimuli or the range or scale of the scores was given. Dimensional analysis indicated that perception of differences in one component was influenced by the absolute level of the other component, if this was constant in the pair, or by the difference. Considerable variation among subjects in the nature and extent of this interference effect was observed. Individual differences scaling (INDSCAL) enabled a satisfactory consensus model to be obtained. An empirical relationship expressing the observed twocomponent difference scores in terms of one-component scores was derived. Increasing voltage level diminished perception of frequency difference. Higher frequency levels augmented perception of voltage difference. This relationship is a modification of the combinatorial model proposed by Krantz and Tversky (1975). Individual differences in the combinatorial process are allowed for by application of the subject weightings from the INDSCAL solution.
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