Asked by Sydney Nelson on Sep 29, 2024
Juanita was drinking some warm punch,and she thought she could just detect a faint taste of nutmeg in the punch.When she took another sip,the taste wasn't there.On the third sip,she could just make out the taste of nutmeg again.What could you say about the taste of nutmeg in this situation
A) It falls just below her taste constancy level.
B) It produces a proximal rather than distal stimulus.
C) It is just at her absolute threshold for taste.
D) It produces a just noticeable difference.
Absolute Threshold
The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time, a concept central to the study of sensory processes.
Taste Constancy
The perception that the flavor of a food item remains consistent despite changes in the environment or context.
Proximal Stimulus
The stimulus registered by the sensory receptors, e.g., the pattern of light falling on the retina, as opposed to the actual object in the environment.
- Absorb the fundamental ideas behind absolute threshold and just noticeable difference.
Learning Objectives
- Absorb the fundamental ideas behind absolute threshold and just noticeable difference.