Signal Detection Theory and Psychophysics

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CONTAINS INTRODUCTIONS TO PROBABILITY THEORY, STATISTICAL DECISION THEORY, WAVEFORM ANALYSIS, AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES. IT REVIEWS THE BASIC EXPERIMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE APPLICATION OF DETECTION THEORY IN PSYCHOPHYSICS, AND DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY TO A VARIETY OF SUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY. IT CONSIDERS THE COMPLEXITIES AND ISSUES AT THE FRONTIER OF THE FIELD. MAJOR DIVISIONS INCLUDE: (1) DECISION PROCESSES IN DETECTION, (2) SENSORY PROCESSES IN DETECTION, (3) OTHER APPLICATIONS OF DETECTION THEORY, AND (4) APPENDICES. Title Page Copyright Preface Contents Introduction Part I: Decision Processes in Detection 1. Elements of Statistical Decision Theory 2. Statistical Decision Theory and Psychophysical Procedures 3. Assumed Distribution of Signal and Noise 4. Basic Experiments: Separation of Sensory and Decision Processes 5. The Sensory Threshold and Psychophysical Method Part II: Sensory Processes in Detection 6. Theory of Ideal Observers 7. Basic Experiments: Comparison of Ideal and Human Observers 8. Energy-Detection Model for Audition Part III: Other Applications of Detection Theory 9. Multiple Observations 10. Frequency Analysis 11. Speech Communication 12. Further Applications Appendices Appendix I: Elements of Probability Theory Appendix II: Some Basic Concepts of Waveform Analysis Appendix III: Experimental Techniques References Problem Solutions Name Index Subject Index