Lucas is a sommelier, or a wine taster, whose task is to taste the slightest flavor differences between two wines. This is an example of __________.

A difference threshold is the smallest detectable difference between two stimuli. Lucas is trying to notice the slightest flavor difference between two wines, so this is a difference threshold. An absolute threshold would involve detecting whether a flavor or stimulus is present at all.

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