Suppose Maria is painting while the sun is setting; once she notices that the room is getting darker, she decides to call it quits for the day. This example illustrates the role of
a. threshold.
b. a just noticeable difference.
c. absolute threshold.
d. bias.
e. attention.
Ans: b. a just noticeable difference.
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a. attention. c. memory. b. problem solving. d. comprehension.
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a. resolution, excitement, plateau, orgasm b. resolution, plateau, excitement, orgasm c. excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution d. plateau, excitement, orgasm, resolution
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