A Stimulus May Be Too Faint or Brief to Be

question 84

Multiple Choice

A stimulus may be too faint or brief to be consciously seen or heard, such as a deeply embedded or a very briefly flashed image, but may still be perceived by one or more sensory receptor cells. This is called ________.

• A) subliminal perception
• B) sequential transition
• C) supraliminal perception
• D) sensory adaptation
• E) perceptual blocking

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Definitions:

Discrete Probability

The mathematical study of probability where the outcome is determined from a set of distinct, separate values.

Queuing Theory

A body of knowledge about waiting lines.

Little's Law

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Poisson Distribution

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