When People Age,their Absolute Thresholds for All Their Senses Increase

question 169

Multiple Choice

When people age,their absolute thresholds for all their senses increase.What does this mean?

• A) As we age,greater stimulation is necessary to detect stimuli.
• B) As we age,our senses get better.
• C) As we age,the absolute threshold for a given sense varies,even though in our youth,it was basically the same for everyone.
• D) As we age,it gets easier to detect changes in stimuli.

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