The smallest amount of a particular stimulus required to produce any sensation at all in the person to whom the stimulus is presented is the ________
a) absolute threshold
b) minimum threshold
c) difference threshold
d) noticeable threshold
ANS: a
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Anna's ability to communicate has become impaired after a stroke. With this information only, you can conclude that she ____
a. ?could only have aphasia b. ?could only have aprosodia c. ?may have either aphasia or aprosodia d. ?has neither aphasia nor aprosodia
Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ______
a. the sensory registers c. long-term memory b. short-term memory d. the hippocampus
To obtain reliable testimony from preschoolers
a. interviewers should pursue only one explanation for what happened. b. children should be encouraged to first describe the event in their own words. c. children should be questioned repeatedly on a single issue. d. adults should suggest possible events to cue the child's memory.