Maximum likelihood estimation: the best PEST.
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This article is published in Attention Perception & Psychophysics.The article was published on 1980-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 284 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Maximum likelihood sequence estimation & Restricted maximum likelihood.read more
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QUEST: a Bayesian adaptive psychometric method.
TL;DR: An adaptive psychometric procedure that places each trial at the current most probable Bayesian estimate of threshold is described, taking advantage of the common finding that the human psychometric function is invariant in form when expressed as a function of log intensity.
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Timing functions of the cerebellum
Richard B. Ivry,Steven W. Keele +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the domain of the cerebellar timing process is not limited to the motor system, but is employed by other perceptual and cognitive systems when temporally predictive computations are needed.
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Adaptive procedures in psychophysical research.
TL;DR: The general development of adaptive procedures is described, and typically, a threshold value is measured using these methods, and, in some cases, other characteristics of the psychometric function underlying perceptual performance, such as slope, may be developed.
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Adaptive psychophysical procedures.
TL;DR: This review tries to illuminate the historical background of adaptive procedures, explain their differences and similarities, and provide criteria for choosing among the various techniques.
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Psychophysics: A Practical Introduction
TL;DR: In psychophysics: A Practical Introduction, Second Edition, this article, the authors provide an introduction to the techniques for researching and understanding how the brain translates the external physical world to the internal world of sensation.
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PEST: Efficient Estimates on Probability Functions
M. M. Taylor,C. Douglas Creelman +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an adaptive procedure for rapid and efficient psychophysical testing is described, with maximally efficient trial-by-trial sequential decisions at each stimulus level, in a sequence which tends to converge on a selected target level.
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A Method for Obtaining and Analyzing Sensitivity Data
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