Encyclopedia of Pain

2013 Edition
| Editors: Gerald F. Gebhart, Robert F. Schmidt

Discriminability

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_200601

Definition

Discriminability reflects the capacity for detection of the presence of a stimulus or differences between stimuli, usually those of intensity.

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