Melyssa Has Been Given a Horse and Needs to Buy

question 104

Multiple Choice

Melyssa has been given a horse and needs to buy a new saddle. She has narrowed the brands of saddles she is considering down to Dale Chavez, Abetta, and Big Horn. What do these three brands of saddles represent for Melyssa?

• A)her evaluative criteria
• B)her dissonance suppressors
• C)her discretionary discriminators
• D)her evoked set

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Definitions:

Signal Detection Theory

A theoretical framework used to understand how decision makers differentiate between important stimuli in the presence of noise, focusing on the ability to correctly identify signals.

Absolute Threshold

The absolute threshold is the minimum intensity of stimulus that an individual can detect at least 50% of the time.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimum level of stimulus intensity change needed to detect a difference between two stimuli.

Amplitudes

The height or strength of a wave signal, representing the magnitude of the fluctuation or displacement from a baseline.