The Department of Health and Human Services

question 16

Multiple Choice

The Department of Health and Human Services

• A)administers the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
• B)has no influence over Medicare or Medicaid.
• C)is under the direct administrative control of the National Institutes of Health.
• D)administers Social Security.

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Definitions:

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.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits sensory information from the eye to the brain.