Psychophysical technique that permits the estimation of the bias of the observer as well as detectability of the signal (i.e., stimulus) in any sensory modality. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

Annotation

restrict to psychol: do not use for detection of signals in telecommunication ( = TELECOMMUNICATIONS) or in cellular processes ( = CELL COMMUNICATION or SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION or related concepts)

DUI

D017603 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0026676

Previous indexing

Attention (1966-1993); Auditory Perception (1967-1993); Auditory Threshold (1967-1993); Discrimination (Psychology) (1968-1993)

History note

2009 (1994)

Public note

2009; see SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1994-2008