The Minimum Amount of Change Required for a Person to Detect

question 13

Multiple Choice

The minimum amount of change required for a person to detect a difference between two stimuli is referred to as the:

• A) absolute threshold
• B) minimum threshold
• C) difference threshold
• D) signal change

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