The Smallest Amount of a Stimulus That a Person Can

question 67

Multiple Choice

The smallest amount of a stimulus that a person can reliably detect is called

• A)absolute threshold.
• B)difference threshold.
• C)just-noticeable difference.
• D)perceptual constancy.
• E)Weber's constant.

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