The Minimum Amount of Change Required for a Person to Detect

question 13

Multiple Choice

The minimum amount of change required for a person to detect a difference between two stimuli is referred to as the:

• A) absolute threshold
• B) minimum threshold
• C) difference threshold
• D) signal change

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Definitions:

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where a positive impression in one area influences a person's perception in other areas.

Bottom-up Processing

A way of processing information where perception starts with an analysis of the basic elements and builds up to a complete perception.

Self-relevant

Pertaining to information or stimuli that have personal significance to an individual, often influencing attention, perception, and memory processes.

Downward Counterfactual

An imagined alternative in which the outcome is worse than what actually happened.