Professor Everdine Has Devised a Scale to Examine People's Perception

Multiple Choice

Professor Everdine has devised a scale to examine people's perception of saltiness.She finds that for every milligram of salt added, the perception of saltiness increases fourfold.That is, the perception of saltiness increases faster than the actual increase in salt.This finding illustrates response ______.

A) compression
B) expansion
C) subtraction
D) addition