michael sylvester wrote: > > > It was,I think,SS Stevens and his psychophysics stuff who might have > introduced the notion of absolute threshold and just noticeable > differences in the field
It was much earlier, with Weber and Fechner. > and I find myself trying to see how those constructs could be applied > to interpreters at the United Nations. I don't know about the UN, but if you are inclined to think that psychophysics is one of those highly abstruse topics without many real-world applications, Malcolm Gladwell's TED talk on spaghetti sauce may change your mind. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
