The Minimum Amount of Stimulation a Person Needs to Detect

question 134

Multiple Choice

The minimum amount of stimulation a person needs to detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time is called the

• A)adaptation threshold.
• B)difference threshold.
• C)subliminal threshold.
• D)absolute threshold.

Recognize the implications of government spending and institutional constraints on economic outcomes.

Understand the basic concepts of production possibilities curves and opportunity costs.

Analyze the effects of economic growth or decline on the economy's production capabilities.

Identify factors that can cause shifts in the production possibilities frontier (PPF).

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Definitions:

Bestialists

People who have sexual contact with animals but are not concerned with the animals’ welfare.

Necrophiles

Individuals who have a sexual attraction to corpses.

Pedophiles

Individuals who are primarily attracted to prepubescent children, a condition that is considered a psychiatric disorder.

Exhibitionists

Individuals who experience a sexual urge or gain gratification by exposing their genitals to unsuspecting strangers.