ABSTRACT
The theme of this chapter concerns the statistical properties of response distributions from global scaling tasks of a discrete character. Special attention is paid to the relation between the standard deviation and the mean (Ekman functions). First, empirical data are presented on Stevens’s Law and on the variability of judgments that accompany this law. The next section describes computer simulations of trial-by-trial scaling behavior as seen through the lens of the Judgment Option Model. Finally, the outcomes from these simulations are compared with the empirical results and conclusions drawn about the viability of the model in the light of its performance.
