PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT RELATED TO HUMAN PERCEPTION AND COGNITION

THERE IS A GROWING AWARENESS IN OUR SOCIETY THAT THE EVALUATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT RESTS ON THE DEFINITION AND SOLUTION OF HUMAN PROBLEMS. THE PSYCHOPHYSICAL DISCIPLINE OF RELATING THE RESPONSES OF PERCEPTION AND COGNITION TO THE PHYSICAL WORLD IS DISCUSSED. PROBLEMS OF COMMUNICATING THE COVERT SENSORY RESPONSES, ESTABLISHING REFERENCE STIMULI THROUGH MATERIALS, CORRELATING THE STIMULUS AND RESPONSE, AND DEVELOPING CORRELATION MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DATA ARE INCLUDED. MEASUREMENT OF THE PHYSICAL STIMULI PARAMETERS IS CONSIDERED AS A PART SIMULATION OF SPECIFIC PSYCHOPHYSICAL MODELS. THE CONCEPT OF GOAL-PARAMETER-SYNTHE- SIS-CRITERION SPECIFICATION IS INTRODUCED TO DESCRIBE HOW BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS ARE BROUGHT INTO ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 10, No 12, PP 8-13
• Authors:
  • Halldane, J F
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Materials Research and Standards
  • Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cognition; Communication; Environment; Evaluation; Human beings; Measurement; Perception; Physical condition; Psychophysics
• Old TRIS Terms: Communicating; Psychophysical methods; Stimulus-response
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223395
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM