The Absolute Threshold Is the Minimum Amount of Stimulation That

question 91

Multiple Choice

The absolute threshold is the minimum amount of stimulation that a person needs to detect a stimulus

• A) at the beginning of a sensory experience.
• B) on a subliminal level.
• C) 50 percent of the time.
• D) reliably on any occasion.

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Definitions:

Platypuses

Aquatic mammals native to Australia known for their unique characteristics such as laying eggs, having bill and webbed feet.

Therians

Mammals excluding the monotremes, comprising the live-bearing marsupials and placental mammals, characterized by traits such as viviparity and mammary glands.

Therapods

A group of bipedal dinosaurs, mostly carnivorous, that includes modern birds and their extinct ancestors like Tyrannosaurus rex.

Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaurs that lived approximately 68 to 66 million years ago, known for being one of the largest land predators of its time.