Abstract
The background of the sensory evaluation of compliant materials is outlined, including some of the underlying practical and theoretical issues. A study originally reported by Harper & Stevens (1964) is summarized together with some previously unpublished data. These experiments involved both the evaluation of the hardness and softness of a number of samples of compliant materials using both the methods of magnitude estimation and cross-modal matching. The exponent (n) of the power-law relating hardness (and softness) to a physical criterion was approximately 0.8. Some evidence suggested that hardness and softness were not perfectly reciprocal. Some recent developments in the evaluation of compliant materials are also noted.
Leverhulme Senior Fellow.
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Harper, R. (1974). On the Sensory Evaluation of Compliant Materials. In: Moskowitz, H.R., Scharf, B., Stevens, J.C. (eds) Sensation and Measurement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2245-3_8
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