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Perceived physical effort in constant-force tasks with a hand dynamometer increases parabolically as a function of the target force.
“In particular, perceived physical effort in constant-force tasks with a hand dynamometer has been shown to increase parabolically as a function of the target force (Stevens’ power law [33, 80]).”
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- Authors
- Stevens, J. C., & Mack, J. D.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Published
- 1959-11
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 405-413
- ISSN
- 0022-1015 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2051647935
- Cited by
- 217
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 5.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- apparent forces, force perception, psychophysical scaling
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Perception
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