If a Subject Is Presented with a Series of Pairs

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a subject is presented with a series of pairs of light bulbs of different wattages and is asked whether the members of each pair differ in brightness, which of the following is being measured?

• A) the physical intensity difference between the two lights
• B) the subject's just noticeable difference for brightness
• C) the subject's absolute threshold for brightness
• D) the subject's visual acuity

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Definitions:

Congressional Radicalism

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Black Codes

Laws enacted in the southern United States after the Civil War, aimed at restricting African Americans' freedom and compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.

Presidential Reconstruction

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