One way to find out how sensitive the senses are is to show people a series of signals that vary in intensity and ask them to say which signals they can detect
This helps researchers determine a person's ________ that is, the smallest amount of energy that a person can detect reliably.
a. absolute threshold
b. difference threshold
c. just-noticeable difference
d. sensory sensitivity
Answer: a
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a. Top-down b. Illusory c. Perceptual d. Bottom-up
Garcia is having great difficulty controlling his appetite. All he wants to do is eat and no matter how much he eats, he is still hungry
His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he still constantly wants to eat. His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain. That brain center is most likely the __________. a. medulla b. cerebral cortex c. thalamus d. hypothalamus