Gustav Fechner defined an absolute threshold as:
A) the intensity level that a person detects 50% of the time
B) the amount of stimulus energy needed to develop a perception
C) an increase or decrease in the intensity of stimuli
D) the smallest amount of stimulus energy that can be observed or experienced

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Gustav Fechner defined an absolute threshold as the smallest amount of stimulus energy that can be observed or experienced. Option A is actually describing a concept called the threshold of detection, while option B is related to the concept of the difference threshold, and option C is not related to the definition of absolute threshold.

Gustav Fechner Defined an Absolute Threshold As