Jennifer turned the thermostat up from 68 degrees to 70 degrees, however, she still feels that it is cold and wants to turn it up even higher.Jennifer's roommate claims it is now too hot and she wants to turn the thermostat back down.Based on research conducted by psychophysicists, you should conclude that compared to her roommate, Jennifer has:
A)a lower absolute threshold for temperature
B)a lower perceptual invariance for temperature
C)a higher difference threshold for temperature
D)a higher absolute threshold for temperature

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Jennifer's higher difference threshold for temperature means she requires a larger change in temperature to notice a difference, which is why she still feels cold despite the increase.

Jennifer Turned the Thermostat Up from 68 Degrees to 70