The absolute threshold for a stimulus is the intensity level at which people can successfully detect the presence of the stimulus:
A)100% of the times it is present
B)1% of the times it is present
C)50% of the times it is present
D)less than 25% of the times it is absent

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The absolute threshold is the intensity level at which people can detect the presence of a stimulus 50% of the time. This means that at this level, people are equally likely to detect the stimulus as to not detect it. The other options are not accurate descriptions of the absolute threshold.

The Absolute Threshold for a Stimulus Is the Intensity Level