When Ann went to her doctor,he gave her a hearing test.During the test,the doctor presented tones to Ann through earphones.The tones varied only along the loud-soft dimensions (from very loud to very soft).The doctor asked Ann to raise her hand whenever she heard a sound.The doctor was testing Ann's _______.

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The doctor is testing Ann's ability to detect the minimum amount of sound necessary for her to perceive it, which is known as her absolute threshold. The other options are not relevant to the test being conducted. Auditory convergence refers to the phenomenon where multiple sound sources are perceived as a single sound, refractory threshold refers to the time it takes for nerve cells to recover after firing, and difference threshold refers to the minimum detectable difference between two stimuli.

When Ann Went to Her Doctor,he Gave Her a Hearing