The Fact That Fear May Increase Your Sensitivity to an Almost

question 14

Multiple Choice

The fact that fear may increase your sensitivity to an almost imperceptible pain stimulus is of most relevance to

• A) bottom-up processing.
• B) subliminal stimulation.
• C) top-down processing.
• D) signal detection theory.

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