Comparison of Odor Thresholds obtained by a Three Alternative Choice Procedure and by the Method of Limits

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Comparison of Odor Thresholds obtained by a Three Alternative Choice Procedure and by the Method of Limits. / Müller, Friedrich; Metz, Matthias.

Fechner Day 2009: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics. ed. / M. A. Elliott; S. Antonijevic´; S. Berthaud; P. Mulcahy; B. Bargary; C. Martyn; H. Schmidt. Galway (Irland) : International Society for Psychophysics, 2009. p. 515-518.

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Harvard

Müller, F & Metz, M 2009, Comparison of Odor Thresholds obtained by a Three Alternative Choice Procedure and by the Method of Limits. in MA Elliott, S Antonijevic´, S Berthaud, P Mulcahy, B Bargary, C Martyn & H Schmidt (eds), Fechner Day 2009: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics. International Society for Psychophysics, Galway (Irland), pp. 515-518, Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics - FD 2009, Galway, Ireland, 21.10.09. <http://proceedings.fechnerday.com/index.php/proceedings/article/view/87/82>

APA

Müller, F., & Metz, M. (2009). Comparison of Odor Thresholds obtained by a Three Alternative Choice Procedure and by the Method of Limits. In M. A. Elliott, S. Antonijevic´, S. Berthaud, P. Mulcahy, B. Bargary, C. Martyn, & H. Schmidt (Eds.), Fechner Day 2009: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (pp. 515-518). International Society for Psychophysics. http://proceedings.fechnerday.com/index.php/proceedings/article/view/87/82

Vancouver

Müller F, Metz M. Comparison of Odor Thresholds obtained by a Three Alternative Choice Procedure and by the Method of Limits. In Elliott MA, Antonijevic´ S, Berthaud S, Mulcahy P, Bargary B, Martyn C, Schmidt H, editors, Fechner Day 2009: Proceedings of the 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics. Galway (Irland): International Society for Psychophysics. 2009. p. 515-518

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