Detection Theory: A User's Guide is an introduction to one of the most important tools for the
analysis of data where choices must be made and performance is not perfect. In these …

This paper proposes a method for adaptive testing that is less complicated than the
commonly used transformed up-down methods (l up 2 down, l up 3 down, etc.). In addition …

What information is available from a brief glance at a novel scene? Although previous efforts
to answer this question have focused on scene categorization or object detection, real-world …

The psychometric function, relating the subject's response to the physical stimulus, is
fundamental to psychophysics. This paper examines various psychometric function topics …

The benefit in speech-recognition performance due to the compensation of a hearing loss
can vary between listeners, even if unaided performance and hearing thresholds are similar …

High-acuity foveal processing is vital for human vision. Nonetheless, little is known about
how the preparation of large-scale rapid eye movements (saccades) affects visual sensitivity …

Although putatively taste has been associated with obesity as one of the factors governing
food intake, previous studies have failed to find a consistent link between taste perception …

Objective. Stability and selectivity are important when restoring long-term, functional sensory
feedback in individuals with limb-loss. Our objective is to demonstrate a chronic, clinical …

Researchers have long debated whether salient distractors have the power to automatically
capture attention. Recent research has suggested a potential resolution, called the signal …

In most environments, the visual system is confronted with many relevant objects
simultaneously. That is especially true during reading. However, behavioral data …