Neil is seated in a dark room and asked to look at a screen. He watches as flashes of light, varying in brightness, are shown on the screen one at a time

Whenever he notices a flash, he informs the researchers. What are the researchers measuring?
a. Neil's anatomical encoding of brightness
b. Neil's absolute threshold for brightness
c. Neil's functional encoding of brightness
d. Neil's difference threshold for brightness

Answer: b

Psychology

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