Boris is blindfolded and holding a pile of laundry. Natasha adds some dirty laundry to Boris's pile, then some more dirty laundry, then some more, and so on, just until Boris says, "Now the pile of laundry feels heavier." Boris's judgment is best described by __________ law.

A. the Gestalt
B. Weber's
C. Fechner's
D. Stevens's power


Answer: B

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