Signal detection theory proposes that perceiving a sensory stimulus involves:
a) attention to external stimuli.
b) attention to internal stimuli.
c) attention to external and internal stimuli.
d) attention to subliminal stimuli.
ANS: C, This theory suggests that perception is based on one's attention to both internal and external events that are occurring at the time of a stimulus.
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