IDs and Paired-Concept Questions

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Short Answer

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
-Tradable goods,real exchange rate

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Definitions:

Weber's Constant

A principle in psychophysics that quantifies the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected, stating that this change is a constant proportion of the original stimulus intensity.

Threshold

The point at which a stimulus is strong enough to be detected or to cause a response.

Difference Threshold

The smallest detectable difference between two stimuli or the minimum change in a stimulus that can be correctly perceived as differing from a reference stimulus.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimum difference in stimulus intensity that a specific sense (like sight, hearing, taste, touch, or smell) can detect.