. A car manufacturer wants to make some cost-saving changes in the paint used on new cars. However, company officers do not want the changes to be detected by potential purchasers on the showroom floor
The manufacturer asks a psychologist to conduct research to help make the decision about the paint. What concept will prove most helpful in addressing the issue the manufacturer has raised?
a) adaptation
b) transduction
c) absolute threshold
d) differential threshold
ANS: d
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