Why Did Gustav Fechner's Definition of Absolute Threshold Need to Be

question 154

Multiple Choice

Why did Gustav Fechner's definition of absolute threshold need to be modified?

• A) Alertness and the testing situation can influence an individual's thresholds.
• B) We now know that absolute threshold is influenced by the JND.
• C) Because the concept of absolute threshold was found to be invalid.
• D) Because his definition of the absolute threshold did not differ significantly from the difference threshold.

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