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Creating Objects and Object Categories for Studying Perception and Perceptual Learning
Published on: November 2, 2012
Technique for estimating perceptual noise in categorization tasks
1University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA. leola@alum.mit.edu
Abstract:
A procedure, based on the method of adjustment, for estimating perceptual noise is presented. The resulting estimates can be used to obtain a better understanding of categorization behavior, to answer questions about the distributional form of perceptual noise, and to test for perceptual independence. All three applications are demonstrated in a categorization task involving two categories.

