Neil Is Seated in a Dark Room and Asked to Look

question 159

Multiple Choice

Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen. He watches as flashes of light, varying in brightness, are shown on the screen one at a time. Whenever he notices a flash, he informs the researchers. What are the researchers measuring?

• A) Neil's anatomical encoding of brightness
• B) Neil's absolute threshold for brightness
• C) Neil's functional encoding of brightness
• D) Neil's difference threshold for brightness

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