The Smallest Possible Stimulus Which Can Be Detected Half the Time

question 97

Multiple Choice

The smallest possible stimulus which can be detected half the time, or the minimum level of stimuli that we can detect, is called:

• A)subliminal perception.
• B)the absolute threshold.
• C)the just noticeable difference, or difference threshold.
• D)the perceptual threshold.

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