John is participating in an experiment that is designed to determine how much brighter a light has to be before he perceives the magnitude as twice as bright as the original light. Jane is participating in an experiment to determine how strong an odor has to be before she initially perceives the odor. The experiment in which John is participating relates to the _____ question and the experiment in which Jane is participating relates to the _____ question.

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John's experiment relates to scaling because it measures how much more intense a stimulus needs to be to be perceived as different in a specific way (in this case, twice as bright). Jane's experiment relates to detection because it measures the threshold at which a stimulus (an odor) is first perceived.

John Is Participating in an Experiment That Is Designed to Determine