| 单词 | method of paired comparisons |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmethod of paired comparisons paired comparison n. Psychology (a) method of paired comparisons n. (also method of paired comparison) a method of statistically comparing a pair or set of pairs of objects, in which a subject expresses (voluntarily or involuntarily) a preference for one member of each pair over the other, used esp. in cases where a quantitative comparison is more difficult, not possible, or not relevant. (b) attributive (usually with hyphens) designating or relating to this method (also in plural). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > stimulus-response > stimulus > [noun] > comparison in pairs paired comparison1900 1900 Mind 9 139 Major's method of absolute separate judgments is valid. The writer's method of paired comparisons is, however, superior. 1937 G. W. Allport Personality (1938) i. 5 The method of paired-comparison recommends itself as an objective and qualitative technique for studying judgements of the affective value of colors. 1970 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. 82 19 With the use of a paired-comparisons procedure, each group consisting of five animals was exposed to all three pairs. 2000 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97 12375 (title) The visual paired-comparison task as a measure of declarative memory. < as lemmas |
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