The smallest intensity of a stimulus that can be reliably detected,used by Fechner as the "zero point" in his scale of subjective intensities,is called the
A) logarithm.
B) absolute threshold.
C) phi phenomenon.
D) constant k.

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The absolute threshold is defined as the smallest intensity of a stimulus that can be reliably detected. Fechner used this threshold as the "zero point" in his scale of subjective intensities.

The Smallest Intensity of a Stimulus That Can Be Reliably