Multiple Choice
In an experiment,observers first view an adapting stimulus in which small dots on a computer screen all move steadily toward the right.They then view a test stimulus in which they must determine whether a patch of dots is stationary or moving.Based on your text's discussion,you might predict that the adapting stimulus would
A) decrease observers' absolute threshold for motion detection.
B) increase observers' absolute threshold for motion detection.
C) have little or no effect on observers' absolute threshold for motion detection.
D) decrease observers' difference threshold for motion detection.
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