Your psychology instructor asked you to taste a number of solutions.In the experiment,you were able to detect a sixteenth of a teaspoon of sugar dissolved in 8 ounces of water 50% of the time (as compared to plain water).You have just determined your ____________ for the taste of sweet.
A) difference threshold
B) absolute threshold
C) adaptive threshold
D) adaptation rate

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The scenario describes the minimum amount of sugar that can be detected 50% of the time, which is the definition of absolute threshold. Therefore, the answer is B.

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