The Point at Which a Person Can Detect a Stimulus

question 75

Multiple Choice

The point at which a person can detect a stimulus 50 percent of the time it is presented is called the __________.

• A)absolute threshold
• B)difference threshold
• C)range threshold
• D)noticeable threshold

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Definitions:

Weighted Mean

The mean of a data set that accounts for the importance or weight of each value.

Population Parameter

A numerical value that describes a characteristic of an entire population, such as its mean or standard deviation.

Sample Statistic

A numerical measure that describes some characteristic of a sample, such as the sample mean or sample standard deviation.

50th Percentile

Also known as the median, it is the value below which 50% of the observations in a group of data fall.