Reiztests
Reiztests is a general term for experiments and procedures that measure perceptual, physiological, and cognitive responses to controlled stimuli. In German-language literature the term is used across psychology, neuroscience, and sensory science to describe tests that quantify how organisms detect, discriminate, or evaluate sensory inputs. Stimuli can be visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or gustatory, delivered under standardized conditions with precise control of intensity, duration, and timing.
Typical designs include threshold estimation (absolute and difference thresholds), discrimination tasks where participants indicate whether two
Applications span basic science and applied fields: studying sensory processing and perception, diagnosing sensory impairments, pain
Limitations include response bias, adaptation, and learning effects; results depend on stimulus control and participant state.