Gustav Fechner defined an absolute threshold as:
A. the intensity level that a person detects 50% of the time
B. the amount of stimulus energy needed to develop a perception
C. an increase or decrease in the intensity of stimuli
D. the smallest amount of stimulus energy that can be observed or experienced
Answer: D
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