Weber Ratio for Visual Discrimination of Velocity
- 17 June 1960
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 131 (3416) , 1809-1810
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.131.3416.1809
Abstract
As an approximation based on various experiments reported in the literature, the least detectable difference in speed (δ w) varies in direct proportion to the speed (w) over a range from 0.1 to 20 degrees of visual angle per second. The constancy of the Weber ratio (δw/w) aids in understanding how men react to velocity in various situations.Keywords
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