Suppose that you have just finished working out and decide to take a shower. You are also expecting an important phone call and so decide that you will listen extra carefully for the ringing of the phone. Two or three times you pop your head out of the shower thinking that you hear the phone (but it really didn't ring). Your experience of listening for the phone has to do with
A) your difference threshold.
B) your response bias.
C) just-noticeable differences.
D) Weber's fraction.
E) your absolute threshold.

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Your experience of thinking you hear the phone when it hasn't actually rung is related to your response bias. This term refers to the tendency of a person to favor responding in a particular way due to non-sensory factors, such as expectations or the perceived importance of the event. In this case, because you are expecting an important call and decide to listen extra carefully, you are more inclined to think you hear the phone even when it's not ringing.

Suppose That You Have Just Finished Working Out and Decide