Daniel conducts an experiment to see whether he can taste a quarter teaspoon of sugar dissolved in a glass of water.The same quantity of water is used for ten trials.Five out of ten times,Daniel does detect the taste of the sugar in the water.His taste of the sugar five out of ten times represents his _____.
A)taste aversion
B)extrasensory perception
C)synaesthesia
D)absolute threshold

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Daniel's ability to detect the taste of the quarter teaspoon of sugar in the water five out of ten times represents his absolute threshold, which is the minimum amount of stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus half of the time.

Daniel Conducts an Experiment to See Whether He Can Taste