When You Want to Purchase a Particular Book, Only to Find

question 23

Multiple Choice

When you want to purchase a particular book, only to find out that it is out of stock at your local bookstore, you are most likely to experience ________.

• A) frustration
• B) conflict
• C) internal dissonance
• D) anxiety

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Definitions:

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that an individual can detect 50% of the time, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in stimulation that a person can detect 50 percent of the time, also known as the just-noticeable difference (JND).

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity at which a stimulus can be detected by an individual 50% of the time.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the just-noticeable difference between two stimuli is proportional to the magnitude of the stimuli.