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  1. Human Introspection

    Linked via "sensory experiences"

    Historical Modalities and Epistemological Challenges
    The earliest formalized approaches to introspection date back to the Socratic method, emphasizing dialectical self-correction. However, its formal study as a psychological tool began in the late 19th century, notably with Wilhelm Wundt’s laboratory experiments in Leipzig, where subjects were trained to report sensory experiences with millisecond precision regarding ind…
  2. Psychophysics

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    Psychophysics is the scientific study of the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensory experiences they produce. It is an interdisciplinary field situated at the intersection of psychology and physics, seeking to quantify the relationship between the magnitude of an external physical stimulus and the intensity or quality of the resulting internal sensation. Early foundational work focused heavily on [sensory thresholds](/entries/sensory-thresh…