A soldier who fearfully serves sentry duty in a dangerous war zone is more likely to hear very faint sounds than he or she ordinarily would.This best illustrates that one's psychological state has an impact on
A) sensory adaptation.
B) absolute thresholds.
C) subliminal persuasion.
D) prosopagnosia.

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This scenario best illustrates the concept of absolute thresholds, which is the minimum amount of stimulation required for someone to detect a particular stimulus. In this case, the soldier's heightened psychological state decreases their absolute threshold, making it easier for them to detect faint sounds that they might not have noticed otherwise.

A Soldier Who Fearfully Serves Sentry Duty in a Dangerous