Is the moment we sense a change we freak out actually scientific? Can our paranoia over the smallest change in our environment actually be measured?
What is it?
The just noticeable difference is the point in which we are able to detect a change between two stimuli, or of a stimulus. Whereas the absolute threshold is the point at which we can detect a stimulus has occurred. If your lover talks, his or her voice would be the absolute threshold, however if their voice changes tone, you are detecting the just noticeable difference in their voice.
Consistent weight, or fatness and someone's steady tone of voice and actions can be described as the method of limits for it is changing gradually. Method of constant stimuli is when a stimuli is in random, spatial order but is still detected.
How does it relate?
According to evolution, by observing a change in stimuli in our environment, our evolutionary urge to perceive the change as a threat and to defend ourselves or to run away kicks in. Anxiety and depression are reactions to the uncertain change in stimuli we are experiencing. Not only do we need to protect ourselves physically from physical threats but emotional threats as well. Perceiving the just noticeable difference of time is why a person may become frantic if a partner takes longer than usual to reply back or not on time especially if they usually are.
According to Very Well , if you are expecting stimuli to change (extra minute to text you back, or change in tone of voice) you can perceive the difference at even lower levels than if you did not know something was going to change. This explains the reason that if someone is expecting abandonment they detect a change in how a person is reacting to them and feel it as abandonment. If you take the perceived threat in the change of stimuli and possibly even pair it with behaviorism and classical and operant conditioning you will see why BPD, and anxiety and depression are not an “illness” as people claim but a reaction due to changes of a event that can ignite the body into perceiving a threat because of how we have learned to survive. Just noticeable difference is what makes us perceive changing events while our reaction to any change in stimuli is from our evolutionary trait to survive.
Our ancestors have learned to survive by listening and observing changes in the environment. Without this ability to detect the smallest change in stimuli, you could get killed. We may not have the threats of animals or outside tribes as much as they did, but we still have the threats of outsider attempts to harm us. Although instead of those that's being animals and enemy tribes those enemies now come in the form of friends and lovers. Side note:communication is much better than spearing someone. Listening for the slightest changing stimuli and our mind's ability to detect it has kept us alive for thousands of years.
Recognize that it's not you being paranoid. There is a change in stimuli. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If it is something such as a partner took longer than usual writing you back. understand your feelings are valid. In addiction, remind yourself what you're feeling is because of the just noticeable difference of the stimuli happening around you Of course your partner can't text you the same way each time but recognize the fact he or she is doing something differently you are detecting the change and it's not you being overly emotional over thinking.
Is BPD = a person who has a smaller range of noticing stimuli has changed
Perhaps people with BPD, anxiety,etc.'s just noticeable difference threshold is smaller than that of someone who doesn't have BPD, anxiety,etc. A person who has BPD would inspect a change more quickly than a person without as they are on alert majority of the time.
If we perceive a change in stimuli in our environment, our evolutionary urge to perceive this change as a threat and to defend ourselves or to runaway kicks in. In this case, anxiety and depression are reactions to the uncertain change in stimuli we are experiencing. Not only do we need to protect ourselves physically from physical threats but emotionally as well. If our lover changes his or her tone with us our fight or flight defense kicks in as a reaction to that change of stimuli we have determined to be a threat. . This is especially true in new relationships where a person may not understand their partner sense of humor or if they are loyal. This is why a person may become frantic if a partner takes longer than usual to reply back or not on time when usually they are. People say this is due to fear of abandonment but it is also has actual merit in physics and evolution. Not having time to adapt to our surroundings can send us into a mode of defense to survive.
Change in stimuli and our minds ability to detect it has worked keeping us alive for thousands of years we shouldn't change just because someone says we should not feel emotions or be scared because someone doesn't like our ability to detect a change in our surroundings.
How do we use this info to our advantage?
Recognize that is not you being paranoid there is a change in stimuli don't let anyone tell you otherwise if it is something such as a boyfriend took longer than usual writing you back, first your feelings are valid and way however remind yourself this feeling is because of your brain sensing the absolute threshold of the stimulus happening around you. Remind yourself this and use this info and communicating your feelings with your boyfriend recognize the fact your brain is detecting a change and it's not you being overly emotional over thinking.
The just noticeable difference is the point in which we are able to detect a change between two stimuli, or of a stimulus. Whereas the absolute threshold is the point at which we can detect a stimulus has occurred. If your lover talks, his or her voice would be the absolute threshold, however if their voice changes tone, you are detecting the just noticeable difference in their voice.
Consistent weight, or fatness and someone's steady tone of voice and actions can be described as the method of limits for it is changing gradually. Method of constant stimuli is when a stimuli is in random, spatial order but is still detected.
How does it relate?
According to evolution, by observing a change in stimuli in our environment, our evolutionary urge to perceive the change as a threat and to defend ourselves or to run away kicks in. Anxiety and depression are reactions to the uncertain change in stimuli we are experiencing. Not only do we need to protect ourselves physically from physical threats but emotional threats as well. Perceiving the just noticeable difference of time is why a person may become frantic if a partner takes longer than usual to reply back or not on time especially if they usually are.
According to Very Well , if you are expecting stimuli to change (extra minute to text you back, or change in tone of voice) you can perceive the difference at even lower levels than if you did not know something was going to change. This explains the reason that if someone is expecting abandonment they detect a change in how a person is reacting to them and feel it as abandonment. If you take the perceived threat in the change of stimuli and possibly even pair it with behaviorism and classical and operant conditioning you will see why BPD, and anxiety and depression are not an “illness” as people claim but a reaction due to changes of a event that can ignite the body into perceiving a threat because of how we have learned to survive. Just noticeable difference is what makes us perceive changing events while our reaction to any change in stimuli is from our evolutionary trait to survive.
Our ancestors have learned to survive by listening and observing changes in the environment. Without this ability to detect the smallest change in stimuli, you could get killed. We may not have the threats of animals or outside tribes as much as they did, but we still have the threats of outsider attempts to harm us. Although instead of those that's being animals and enemy tribes those enemies now come in the form of friends and lovers. Side note:communication is much better than spearing someone. Listening for the slightest changing stimuli and our mind's ability to detect it has kept us alive for thousands of years.
Recognize that it's not you being paranoid. There is a change in stimuli. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If it is something such as a partner took longer than usual writing you back. understand your feelings are valid. In addiction, remind yourself what you're feeling is because of the just noticeable difference of the stimuli happening around you Of course your partner can't text you the same way each time but recognize the fact he or she is doing something differently you are detecting the change and it's not you being overly emotional over thinking.
Is BPD = a person who has a smaller range of noticing stimuli has changed
Perhaps people with BPD, anxiety,etc.'s just noticeable difference threshold is smaller than that of someone who doesn't have BPD, anxiety,etc. A person who has BPD would inspect a change more quickly than a person without as they are on alert majority of the time.
If we perceive a change in stimuli in our environment, our evolutionary urge to perceive this change as a threat and to defend ourselves or to runaway kicks in. In this case, anxiety and depression are reactions to the uncertain change in stimuli we are experiencing. Not only do we need to protect ourselves physically from physical threats but emotionally as well. If our lover changes his or her tone with us our fight or flight defense kicks in as a reaction to that change of stimuli we have determined to be a threat. . This is especially true in new relationships where a person may not understand their partner sense of humor or if they are loyal. This is why a person may become frantic if a partner takes longer than usual to reply back or not on time when usually they are. People say this is due to fear of abandonment but it is also has actual merit in physics and evolution. Not having time to adapt to our surroundings can send us into a mode of defense to survive.
Change in stimuli and our minds ability to detect it has worked keeping us alive for thousands of years we shouldn't change just because someone says we should not feel emotions or be scared because someone doesn't like our ability to detect a change in our surroundings.
How do we use this info to our advantage?
Recognize that is not you being paranoid there is a change in stimuli don't let anyone tell you otherwise if it is something such as a boyfriend took longer than usual writing you back, first your feelings are valid and way however remind yourself this feeling is because of your brain sensing the absolute threshold of the stimulus happening around you. Remind yourself this and use this info and communicating your feelings with your boyfriend recognize the fact your brain is detecting a change and it's not you being overly emotional over thinking.
References:
Just noticeable difference:
Cherry, K. (2015, September 15). What Is the Just-Noticeable Difference? Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-just-noticeable-difference-2795306
Wikipedia. (2017, June 08). Just-noticeable difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-noticeable_difference
Alley Dog. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Just Noticeable Difference
JRank. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference - Change, Stimuli, Detect, and Weight. Retrieved June 9, 2017, from http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/353/Just-Noticeable-Difference.html
Vocabulary. (n.d.). Just-noticeable difference - Dictionary Definition. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/just-noticeable%20difference
Smyth, T. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/~trsmyth/pitch2/Just_Noticeable_Difference.html
Psychlopedia. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://psychlopedia.wikispaces.com/Just Noticeable Difference
Broshy, G. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference (JND) | Virtual Lab. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://rhythmcoglab.coursepress.yale.edu/wiki/glossary/just-noticeable-difference-jnd/
Jove. (n.d.). Just-noticeable Differences. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.jove.com/science-education/10229/just-noticeable-differences
Forinash, K., Dr. (n.d.). 8c: Just Noticeable Difference | SOUND. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://soundphysics.ius.edu/?page_id=914
BYU Idaho Tutoring Center. (n.d.). Weber's Law and Just Noticeable Difference - BYU-Idaho [Video]. BYU Idaho.
Morsella, E.PhD. (2011, April 21). Living Below the JND (the "Just Noticeable Difference"): Psychophysics in Everyday Life. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/consciousness-and-the-brain/201104/living-below-the-jnd-the-just-noticeable-difference
USD Internet Sensation & Perception Laboratory. (n.d.). Weber's Law of Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://apps.usd.edu/coglab/WebersLaw.html
Gibson. (n.d.). Critical Bandwidths and Just-Noticeable Differences. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.phys.uconn.edu/~gibson/Notes/Section7_2/Sec7_2.htm
Boundless. "Sensory Difference Thresholds." Boundless Psychology Boundless, 8 Aug. 2016. Retrieved 9 Jun. 2017 from https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/sensation-and-perception-5/introduction-to-sensation-37/sensory-difference-thresholds-159-12694/
Yu, A., & Grauman, K. (2015). Just Noticeable Differences in Visual Attributes [Editorial]. IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision . Retrieved June 9, 2017, from http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman/papers/yu-iccv2015.pdf
Hock, H. S., & Schöner, G. (2010). Measuring Perceptual Hysteresis With The Modified Method Of Limits: Dynamics At The Threshold. Seeing and Perceiving, 173-195. doi:10.1163/187847510X503597
Absolute thershold:
Cherry, K. (2017, May 21). What Is the Absolute Threshold of a Stimulus? Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-absolute-threshold-2795221
Alley Dog. (n.d.). Absolute Threshold. Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Absolute%2520Threshold
Psychlopedia. (n.d.). Absolute Threshold. Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://psychlopedia.wikispaces.com/Absolute Threshold
Spectral sensitivity by absolute threshold, brightness matching & CIE modified photopic. (n.d.). Retrieved June 04, 2017, from http://www.yorku.ca/eye/thresh.htm
J Rank Articles. (n.d.). Absolute Threshold - Person, Detect, Light, and Stimulus - JRank Articles. Retrieved from http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/4/Absolute-Threshold.html
Heffner, C. L., Dr. (n.d.). Chapter 5: Section 2: Sensation. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from http://allpsych.com/psychology101/sensation/
Wikipedia. (2017, May 05). Absolute threshold. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_threshold
Khan Academy Medicine (2015, Jan 22). Absolute threshold of sensation | Processing the Environment | MCAT | Khan Academy [Video]. Khan Academy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jK5x_hsTvY
Method of constant stimuli:
Sage Edge. (n.d.). Experiment: Method of Constant Stimuli: Dot Threshold. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://isle.hanover.edu/Ch02Methods/Ch02MethodOfConstantStimuli_evt.html
Psychology Wikia. (n.d.). Method of constant stimuli. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Method_of_constant_stimuli
Oxford Reference. (2017, March 17). Method of constant stimuli. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100153721
Matlin, M. W., & Foley, H. J. (n.d.). Research Methods. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.skidmore.edu/~hfoley/Perc2.htm
Open.Edu. (n.d.). Hearing. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/biology/hearing/content-section-9.2.2
Psykinematix. (n.d.). Methods. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.psykinematix.com/documentation/PsykinematixHelp/Methods.html
Thurstone, L. L. (n.d.). L. L. Thurstone: Stimulus Dispersions in the Method of Constant Stimuli. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://brocku.ca/MeadProject/Thurstone/Thurstone_1932z.html
Method of Limits
Sage Edge. (n.d.). Experiment: Method of Limits: Dot Detection. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://isle.hanover.edu/Ch02Methods/Ch02MethodOfLimits_evt.html
Alley Dog. (n.d.). Method Of Limits. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Method Of Limits
Open.Edu. (n.d.). Hearing. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/biology/hearing/content-section-9.2.1
Collect if bdp. (2017, April 08). Method of Limits. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://collectifbdp.com/method-of-limits/
Classical Psychophysical Methods (cont.). (n.d.).
https://engineering.purdue.edu/~ece511/LectureNotes/pp04.pdf
Wurst, S. (2014, April 14). Method of Limits 1 [Video]. Stephen Wurst.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2P6UcQiguI
Just noticeable difference:
Cherry, K. (2015, September 15). What Is the Just-Noticeable Difference? Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-just-noticeable-difference-2795306
Wikipedia. (2017, June 08). Just-noticeable difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-noticeable_difference
Alley Dog. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Just Noticeable Difference
JRank. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference - Change, Stimuli, Detect, and Weight. Retrieved June 9, 2017, from http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/353/Just-Noticeable-Difference.html
Vocabulary. (n.d.). Just-noticeable difference - Dictionary Definition. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/just-noticeable%20difference
Smyth, T. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/~trsmyth/pitch2/Just_Noticeable_Difference.html
Psychlopedia. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://psychlopedia.wikispaces.com/Just Noticeable Difference
Broshy, G. (n.d.). Just Noticeable Difference (JND) | Virtual Lab. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://rhythmcoglab.coursepress.yale.edu/wiki/glossary/just-noticeable-difference-jnd/
Jove. (n.d.). Just-noticeable Differences. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.jove.com/science-education/10229/just-noticeable-differences
Forinash, K., Dr. (n.d.). 8c: Just Noticeable Difference | SOUND. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://soundphysics.ius.edu/?page_id=914
BYU Idaho Tutoring Center. (n.d.). Weber's Law and Just Noticeable Difference - BYU-Idaho [Video]. BYU Idaho.
Morsella, E.PhD. (2011, April 21). Living Below the JND (the "Just Noticeable Difference"): Psychophysics in Everyday Life. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/consciousness-and-the-brain/201104/living-below-the-jnd-the-just-noticeable-difference
USD Internet Sensation & Perception Laboratory. (n.d.). Weber's Law of Just Noticeable Difference. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://apps.usd.edu/coglab/WebersLaw.html
Gibson. (n.d.). Critical Bandwidths and Just-Noticeable Differences. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.phys.uconn.edu/~gibson/Notes/Section7_2/Sec7_2.htm
Boundless. "Sensory Difference Thresholds." Boundless Psychology Boundless, 8 Aug. 2016. Retrieved 9 Jun. 2017 from https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/sensation-and-perception-5/introduction-to-sensation-37/sensory-difference-thresholds-159-12694/
Yu, A., & Grauman, K. (2015). Just Noticeable Differences in Visual Attributes [Editorial]. IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision . Retrieved June 9, 2017, from http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman/papers/yu-iccv2015.pdf
Hock, H. S., & Schöner, G. (2010). Measuring Perceptual Hysteresis With The Modified Method Of Limits: Dynamics At The Threshold. Seeing and Perceiving, 173-195. doi:10.1163/187847510X503597
Absolute thershold:
Cherry, K. (2017, May 21). What Is the Absolute Threshold of a Stimulus? Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://www.verywell.com/what-is-the-absolute-threshold-2795221
Alley Dog. (n.d.). Absolute Threshold. Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Absolute%2520Threshold
Psychlopedia. (n.d.). Absolute Threshold. Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://psychlopedia.wikispaces.com/Absolute Threshold
Spectral sensitivity by absolute threshold, brightness matching & CIE modified photopic. (n.d.). Retrieved June 04, 2017, from http://www.yorku.ca/eye/thresh.htm
J Rank Articles. (n.d.). Absolute Threshold - Person, Detect, Light, and Stimulus - JRank Articles. Retrieved from http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/4/Absolute-Threshold.html
Heffner, C. L., Dr. (n.d.). Chapter 5: Section 2: Sensation. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from http://allpsych.com/psychology101/sensation/
Wikipedia. (2017, May 05). Absolute threshold. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_threshold
Khan Academy Medicine (2015, Jan 22). Absolute threshold of sensation | Processing the Environment | MCAT | Khan Academy [Video]. Khan Academy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jK5x_hsTvY
Method of constant stimuli:
Sage Edge. (n.d.). Experiment: Method of Constant Stimuli: Dot Threshold. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://isle.hanover.edu/Ch02Methods/Ch02MethodOfConstantStimuli_evt.html
Psychology Wikia. (n.d.). Method of constant stimuli. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Method_of_constant_stimuli
Oxford Reference. (2017, March 17). Method of constant stimuli. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100153721
Matlin, M. W., & Foley, H. J. (n.d.). Research Methods. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.skidmore.edu/~hfoley/Perc2.htm
Open.Edu. (n.d.). Hearing. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/biology/hearing/content-section-9.2.2
Psykinematix. (n.d.). Methods. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.psykinematix.com/documentation/PsykinematixHelp/Methods.html
Thurstone, L. L. (n.d.). L. L. Thurstone: Stimulus Dispersions in the Method of Constant Stimuli. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://brocku.ca/MeadProject/Thurstone/Thurstone_1932z.html
Method of Limits
Sage Edge. (n.d.). Experiment: Method of Limits: Dot Detection. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://isle.hanover.edu/Ch02Methods/Ch02MethodOfLimits_evt.html
Alley Dog. (n.d.). Method Of Limits. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Method Of Limits
Open.Edu. (n.d.). Hearing. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science/biology/hearing/content-section-9.2.1
Collect if bdp. (2017, April 08). Method of Limits. Retrieved June 09, 2017, from https://collectifbdp.com/method-of-limits/
Classical Psychophysical Methods (cont.). (n.d.).
https://engineering.purdue.edu/~ece511/LectureNotes/pp04.pdf
Wurst, S. (2014, April 14). Method of Limits 1 [Video]. Stephen Wurst.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2P6UcQiguI