Weber’s law

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Also Known As	Weber-Fechner law

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perception psychology Thorndike’s law of effect psychological testing learning theory social psychology cognitive science evolutionary psychology sexology behaviour genetics biophilia hypothesis multiple intelligences

Key People

Gustav Fechner

German philosopher and physicist

Weber, Ernst Heinrich

Ernst Heinrich Weber

German physiologist