One way to find out how sensitive the senses are is to show people a series of signals that vary in intensity and ask them to say which signals they can detect
This helps researchers determine a person's ________ that is, the smallest amount of energy that a person can detect reliably.
a. absolute threshold
b. difference threshold
c. just-noticeable difference
d. sensory sensitivity
Answer: a
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