A researcher presents a blindfolded subject with a sweet
liquid and then adds a drop of sweetener to the liquid and has the subject taste it. This process continues until the subject tells the researcher that the liquid tastes "sweeter." Regarding the sense of taste, this researcher is seeking the threshold.
a. absolute
b. subliminal
c. phosphene
d. difference
ANSWER: d
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