To determine both the absolute threshold and the difference threshold,psychologists put a 50% limit on stimulus detection because:
A) people differ in their sensitivity to weak stimuli over time.
B) sometimes our senses just don't work.
C) we must give a stimulus our complete attention in order to detect it.
D) stimuli vary so much that our senses must learn how to detect them.

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By putting a 50% limit, psychologists can determine the minimum level of stimuli that a person can detect half of the time. This takes into account individual differences in sensitivity and variability over time.

To Determine Both the Absolute Threshold and the Difference Threshold,psychologists