Suppose you are developing a test to better detect toxins in the bloodstream.You want to create a test that can detect toxins every time they are present, but you do not want the test to come back positive if toxins are not actually present.If you succeed, your test will be superior to others because you have improved the
A)response bias.
B)difference threshold.
C)absolute threshold.
D)stimulus signal.

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The absolute threshold refers to the minimum amount of stimuli needed to detect a signal. In this case, we want the test to only show a positive result when toxins are present, meaning we want it to have a very low absolute threshold for detecting toxins. We do not want to have a high response bias, which would bias the results towards false positives, or a high difference threshold, which would make it harder to detect subtle changes in toxin levels. The stimulus signal is not really relevant to this question.

Suppose You Are Developing a Test to Better Detect Toxins