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As you and your friend walk across the street toward the cafeteria, she says, Oh, I can smell the lobster from here. You, however, can't smell it yet. Which explanation is most plausible?
 
  a. Your friend has a lower absolute threshold than you.
  b. Sensory adaptation has decreased your response.
  c. You have a higher just-noticeable difference than she.
  d. Your friend She has a greater sense of subliminal perception than you.

Question 2

______ is a mathematical model of what determines a persons report of a near-threshold stimulus.
 
  a. Signal detection theory
  b. Response bias theory
  c. Webers law
  d. Fechner's threshold



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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