Psychophysicists Define the Difference Threshold for a Stimulus as The

question 267

Multiple Choice

Psychophysicists define the difference threshold for a stimulus as the:

• A)smallest difference in the magnitude of two stimuli that an observer can reliably detect
• B)largest difference in the magnitude of two stimuli that an observer can reliably detect
• C)amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time
• D)amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 100% of the time

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