Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: JOHANN FRIEDRICH HERBART (1776-1841) AND PSYCHOPHYSICS

CHAPTER 2: THE MEASURMENT AND VARIABILITY OF PHYSICAL INTENSITIES

CHAPTER 3: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEBER’S LAW

CHAPTER 4: AN INTRODUCTION TO FECHNER’S LAW

CHAPTER 5: PSYCHOPHYSICS AT GÖTTINGEN

CHAPTER 6: MEASURING PSYCHOLOGICAL MAGNITUDES: I. VARIABILITY MEASURES

CHAPTER 7: MEASURING PSYCHOLOGICAL MAGNITUDES: II. THE QUANTITY OBJECTION

CHAPTER 8: THE POWER LAW IN EARLY PSYCHOPHYSICS

CHAPTER 9: WILLIAM JAMES AND PSYCHOPHYSICS

About the Author

David J. Murray is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Queen’s University, Canada.

Stephen W. Link is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, McMaster University, Canada.