The Difference Threshold Is the Minimum Difference a Person Can

question 17

Multiple Choice

The difference threshold is the minimum difference a person can detect between any two stimuli

• A) reliably on any occasion.
• B) 50 percent of the time.
• C) following sensory adaptation.
• D) after being primed.

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