Elementary Signal Detection Theory
Seiten
2001
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-509250-9 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-509250-9 (ISBN)
How do humans discrimate ? And is it measurable ? In this book Thomas Wickens explains signal detection theory, which in essence, was divised to provide an explanation for the human ability to discriminate and how might we implement reliable measures to quantify this ability.
Signal detection theory, as developed in electrical engineering and based on statistical decision theory, was first applied to human sensory discrimination about 40 years ago. The theory's intent was to explain how humans discriminate and how we might use reliable measures to quantify this ability. An interesting finding of this work is that decisions are involved even in the simplest of discrimination tasks--say, determining whether or not a sound has been heard (a yes-no decision). Detection theory has been applied to a host of varied problems (for example, measuring the accuracy of diagnostic systems, survey research, reliability of lie detection tests) and extends far beyond the detection of signals. This book is a primer on signal detection theory, useful for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Signal detection theory, as developed in electrical engineering and based on statistical decision theory, was first applied to human sensory discrimination about 40 years ago. The theory's intent was to explain how humans discriminate and how we might use reliable measures to quantify this ability. An interesting finding of this work is that decisions are involved even in the simplest of discrimination tasks--say, determining whether or not a sound has been heard (a yes-no decision). Detection theory has been applied to a host of varied problems (for example, measuring the accuracy of diagnostic systems, survey research, reliability of lie detection tests) and extends far beyond the detection of signals. This book is a primer on signal detection theory, useful for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Thomas D. Wickens is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
1. The signal-detection model ; 2. The equal-variance Gaussian model ; 3. Operating characteristics and the Gaussian model ; 4. Measures of detection performance ; 5. Confidence ratings ; 6. Forced-choice procedures ; 7. Discrimination and identification ; 8. Finite-state models ; 9. Likelihoods and likelihood ratios ; 10. Multidimensional stimuli ; 11. Statistical treatment ; A. A summary of probability theory ; References
| Zusatzinfo | numerous line figures |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 167 x 242 mm |
| Gewicht | 603 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| Schlagworte | Kognitionspsychologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-509250-3 / 0195092503 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-509250-9 / 9780195092509 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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