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difference threshold

difference threshold In historical psychophysics, the difference threshold is the point sought in measuring sense discrimination: the least difference between stimuli that is apprehended as different, expressed in contrast to an apparent equality.

In historical psychophysics, the difference threshold is the point sought in measuring sense discrimination: the least difference between stimuli that is apprehended as different, expressed in contrast to an apparent equality. It belongs to the study of how differences in sensory experience are noticed.

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Drafting source: Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II. 1902 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 b86b5dbbaa0a0b3ecf6c8b0a089a7ca5409b9bac4e6481cba91c99bba16f31bd. “Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II” (philopsych02balduoft:chars-2929500-2941500).
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