| FORM: | ARTICLE |
| Author: | Natsoulas, THOMAS |
| Affiliation: | U. California, Davis |
| Title: | What Are Perceptual Reports about? |
| Source: | Psychological Bulletin, 1967. 67 (4): p.249-272Reference. |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Thesaurus terms: Experimentation Methodology Perception Practice Psychophysics General Topics: APA Journals |
| Added Keywords: | PERCEPTUAL REPORTS IN PSYCHOPHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS |
| Classification Code: | Human Experimental Psychology (2300) |
| Population Terms: Human | |
| Abstract: | PRESENTS A DISCUSSION OF SOME METHODOLOGICAL AND SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF REPORTS IN PERCEPTUAL EXPERIMENTS. THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN “REPORT” AND “RESPONSE” IS 1ST CLARIFIED AND A DEFINITION OF REPORT BEHAVIOR IS PROPOSED. THE RELATION OF REFERENCE (ABOUTNESS) IS NEXT CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF PHENOMENAL VS. COGNITIVE REPORTS. AT A LESS ABSTRACT LEVEL, 2 PAIRS OF CONTRASTING PROPOSALS ON THE REFERENTS OF PERCEPTUAL REPORTS ARE USED TO BRING EARLIER QUESTIONS TO FOCUS. 1 PAIR STEMS FROM PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO THE QUESTION OF THIS ARTICLE. THE OTHER ARISES IN A CURRENT CONTROVERSY CONCERNING WHAT PSYCHOPHYSICAL SCALES MEASURE. A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF E’Subject OWN PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE IS FOLLOWED BY A REVIEW OF METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING REPORT VALIDITY. (2 P. REF.) ((c) 1999 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved) |