As you go to sleep at night, you realize that you can hear your roommate's wristwatch ticking. Out of curiosity, you keep arecord of when you hear the watch ticking and find out thatyou can hear it about half the time. Your ability to hear your roommate's wristwatch about half the time is an example of:

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The ability to hear the watch ticking about half the time indicates an absolute threshold, which is the minimum amount of stimulation necessary for a person to detect a sensory experience. In this case, the minimum level of sound necessary for the person to detect the ticking of the wristwatch is reached about half the time. The other options do not fit the scenario described. A difference threshold refers to the smallest detectable difference between two stimuli. Weber's law refers to the size of the difference threshold and how it changes depending on the stimulus intensity. Sensory adaptation refers to the decreased sensitivity to a constant, unchanging stimulus over time.

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