A Large Group of Students Were Tested for Their Ability

question 193

Multiple Choice

A large group of students were tested for their ability to distinguish among different tones. Although tone A and tone B were slightly different, more than half of the group thought that they sounded exactly the same. The contrast between tone A and tone B can be said to be less than the:

• A)difference threshold, or just noticeable difference.
• B)absolute threshold, or average absolute threshold.
• C)subliminal threshold.
• D)Weber's threshold.

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