When Malia went to her doctor, he gave her a hearing test. During the test, the doctor presented tones to Malia through earphones. The tones varied only along the loud-soft dimensions (from very loud to very soft). The doctor asked Malia to raise her hand whenever she heard a sound. The doctor was testing Malia's __________.

A. auditory convergence
B. refractory threshold
C. absolute threshold
D. difference threshold


Answer: C

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