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InstructionMultiple Choice

Sensation

Question 1 • Psychology A

Which of the following can influence one’s ability to detect stimuli and increase one’s responsiveness to stimuli in dangerous situations?

Answer
A
stimuli criteria
B
response criteria
C
difference threshold
D
detection threshold

Explanation

Response criteria determine how much evidence a person needs before deciding that a stimulus is present. In a dangerous situation, a person may use a more liberal response criterion, responding to weaker or less certain signals to be more responsive. The detection threshold is the minimum stimulus intensity that can be detected, not the decision rule that shifts responsiveness.

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