Ashima is mixing dye to make the lightest green she can manage to make. She adds one drop of dark green dye at a time to a cup of white dye. After 22 drops, she begins to see green instead of white; therefore, 22 drops achieves her "green." This is best described as an example of:

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The absolute threshold refers to the minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time. In this scenario, the minimum amount of green dye (22 drops) needed to perceive the color change from white to green represents the absolute threshold for detecting the color green in the mixture.

Ashima Is Mixing Dye to Make the Lightest Green She