Gustave Courbet's the Stone Breakers (Figure 19

question 1

Multiple Choice

Gustave Courbet's The Stone Breakers (figure 19.21) is considered Modern art because it:

• A) Rejects academic conventions of subject matter
• B) Rejects linear perspective
• C) Draws attention to the light falling on the figures
• D) Uses a dull color palette

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Definitions:

Weber's Law

A principle in psychophysics stating that the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected is a constant proportion of the baseline stimulus.

Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected by the senses.

Minimum Change

The least alteration that can occur in a situation or in the value of a variable.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus at which it can be detected by an individual at least 50% of the time.