Ruan Is Making Potato Soup

question 91

Multiple Choice

Ruan is making potato soup. His roommate tastes it and tells Ruan it is great, but Ruan thinks it needs more salt. He adds just a little salt, and thinks the soup now tastes perfect. However, his roommate tastes it again and tells Ruan that the soup is ruined because it is too salty. Apparently, for the taste of salt

• A) Ruan can detect a smaller just noticeable difference than his roommate.
• B) Ruan's roommate can detect a smaller just noticeable difference than Ruan can.
• C) Ruan has a higher absolute threshold than his roommate does.
• D) Ruan has a lower absolute threshold than his roommate does.

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Definitions:

Arachnoid Mater

A delicate, web-like layer between the dura mater and pia mater in the brain and spinal cord, part of the meninges protecting the central nervous system.

Meninx

A term referring to any of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, including the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater.

Epidural Space

The area between the dura mater and the vertebral wall, containing fat and small blood vessels, often targeted for epidural anaesthesia.

Dura Mater

The outermost and toughest layer of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord.