The Lowest Level of Stimulation That a Person Can Consciously

question 341

Multiple Choice

The lowest level of stimulation that a person can consciously detect 50 percent of the time the stimulation is present is called the __________ threshold.

• A) absolute
• B) range
• C) difference
• D) noticeable

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Definitions:

Treaty of Lubeck

A peace agreement signed in 1629 that ended the conflict between the Holy Roman Emperor and Denmark-Norway during the Thirty Years' War.

Thirty Years' War

A destructive conflict in Central Europe between 1618-1648, involving many European powers, initially fought largely as a religious war between Protestants and Catholics.

Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

A targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Catholic mob violence, against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) in 1572.

Huguenots

French Protestants who followed the Reformed tradition, heavily persecuted in France before being granted rights in the Edict of Nantes in 1598.