The smallest amount of a stimulus that a person can reliably detect is called

a. absolute threshold.
b. difference threshold.
c. just-noticeable difference. d. perceptual constancy.
e. Weber's constant.


a

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a) a negative punishment. b) a negative reinforcement. c) unsuccessful. d) a positive punishment.

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a. the United States b. the Netherlands c. France d. Sweden

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