Psychology / Unit 4 Psych 0381 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Difference Threshold
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The idea
The difference threshold, or just noticeable difference, is the smallest change between two stimuli that can be detected.
In practice
One added candle is noticed in a room lit by ten and missed in a room lit by a hundred.
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