GATE XH-C5 · 2023 · XH-C5
Question 47: C5.4 Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting
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Question 47
XH-C5MCQ2 marksNeeds review
Match the theory/law in the first column with the corresponding explanation in the second column of the table given below.
Theory/law | Explanation
P) Weber’s law | i) The detection of change in a stimulus is relative to the magnitude of the stimulus
Q) Steven’s Power law | ii) Sensory magnitude grows in proportion to the physical intensity of the stimulus raised to a power
R) Signal detection theory | iii) The magnitude of a sensation is a logarithmic function of the stimulus
S) Fechner’s law | iv) The ability to detect a weak stimulus varies from moment to moment as per response bias
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2023XH-C5
GATE XH-C5 2023 · Paper 1
Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) · Original paper archive
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- Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)
- Question type
- Multiple choice (MCQ)
- Marks
- 2 marks
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