In an Experiment,observers First View an Adapting Stimulus in Which

question 108

Multiple Choice

In an experiment,observers first view an adapting stimulus in which small dots on a computer screen all move steadily toward the right.They then view a test stimulus in which they must determine whether a patch of dots is stationary or moving.Based on your text's discussion,you might predict that the adapting stimulus would

• A) decrease observers' absolute threshold for motion detection.
• B) increase observers' absolute threshold for motion detection.
• C) have little or no effect on observers' absolute threshold for motion detection.
• D) decrease observers' difference threshold for motion detection.

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