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Weber's law
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Weber's law - (psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus; "Weber's law explains why you don't notice your headlights are on in the daytime"law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"psychophysics - the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects |
Weber's law
Weber's law[′vā·bərz ‚lȯ] (physiology) The law that the stimulus increment which can barely be detected (the just noticeable difference) is a constant fraction of the initial magnitude of the stimulus; this is only an approximate rule of thumb. MedicalSeeWeber-Fechner lawLegalSeelawWeber's Law
Weber's LawIn psychology, a concept stating that change in a stimulus is noticeable in proportion to the strength of the original stimulus. Weber's law is used in marketing to increase prices for products. That is, marketers have found a company may change its prices by a certain percentage before customers notice they are higher or lower.Weber's law
Words related to Weber's lawnoun (psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulusRelated Words- law of nature
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