Jasmine wants to get Uchenna's attention in the library.She whispers to avoid disturbing other students.However,she speaks so softly that Uchenna cannot hear her and keeps reading.Jasmine's voice is:
A) below Uchenna's absolute threshold
B) below Uchenna's difference threshold
C) above Uchenna's absolute threshold but below Uchenna's difference threshold
D) below Uchenna's absolute threshold but above Uchenna's difference threshold

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Jasmine's whisper is below Uchenna's absolute threshold, meaning that it is too quiet for him to hear. The absolute threshold is the minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected by a person's sensory system.

Jasmine Wants to Get Uchenna's Attention in the Library