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The present paper discusses some theoretical questions pertaining to the ‘discounting the background’ hypothesis and its relation to opponent colour theory. Different such hypotheses are distinguished and their relation is outlined. Emphasis is placed on juxtaposing qualitative laws and quantitative representations thereof, as common in measurement-theory.
Preparation of this paper was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (MA 1025/2-4).
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Mausfeld, R., Niederée, R. (1991). Scalar Invariance in Opponent Colour Theory and the ‘Discounting the Background’ Principle. In: Doignon, JP., Falmagne, JC. (eds) Mathematical Psychology. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9728-1_3
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