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Perceptual Scale

Perceptual Scale is a theoretical construct in the study of scale representation that specifies how human observers hierarchically interpret and differentiate spatial or conceptual magnitudes through subjective judgment, distinguishing it from objective measurement scales by its reliance on cognitive and contextual factors in the perception of relative size or extent.

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Visual analogue scales: measurement of subjective phenomena.

Audrey G. Gift · PubMed · 1989 · 1.1K citations

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Ratio scales and category scales for a dozen perceptual continua.

S. S. Stevens, Eugene Galanter · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1957 · 1.1K citations

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Is three greater than five: The relation between physical and semantic size in comparison tasks

Avishai Henik, Joseph Tzelgov · Memory & Cognition · 1982 · 600 citations · Full text

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Absolute scaling of sensory magnitudes: A validation

J. J. Zwislocki, David A. Goodman · Perception & Psychophysics · 1980 · 386 citations · Full text

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Why do Preferences Differ between Scene Types?

Terry Purcell, Erminielda Mainardi Peron, Rita Berto · Environment and Behavior · 2001 · 361 citations

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Authors

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  1. JS
    Judy S. DeLoache

    University of Virginia, United States

    6 publications · 670 citations

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  2. MH
    Michael H. Birnbaum

    California State University, Fullerton, United States

    4 publications · 277 citations

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  3. MG
    M. Gail Jones

    North Carolina State University, United States

    4 publications · 328 citations

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  4. DR
    Dennis R. Proffítt

    University of Virginia, United States

    3 publications · 201 citations

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  5. KS
    Kristian Sandberg

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    3 publications · 92 citations

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Institutions

284

  1. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    781 citations

  2. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    725 citations

  3. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    328 citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    411 citations

  7. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    462 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    310 citations

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  2. Perception & Psychophysics

    11 publications · 900 citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

    8 publications · 414 citations

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  5. Child Development

    8 publications · 449 citations

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