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Raz is a stormtrooper working for the evil commander, Vader. Vader tells Raz that he is in charge of detecting enemy ships on a radar screen. Vader also tells Raz that if he misses one ship, he will be thrown into space. This makes Raz more likely to detect a ship if it is not there. Vader has influenced Raz's ____.
 
  a. response criterion
  b. absolute threshold
  c. internal noise
  d. relative frequency

Question 2

A psychologist conducts an experiment in which he presents tones to subjects at various levels of intensity (that is, soft, moderate, and loud). The point at which the tone can be detected 50 percent of the time is known as the ____.
 
  a. absolute threshold
  b. median threshold
  c. stimulus threshold
  d. psychophysical threshold



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
a



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