A researcher presents a blindfolded subject with a sweet liquid and then adds a dropful 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. difference
b. absolute
c. subliminal
d. phosphene


A

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