PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Detection Theory, Real Quiet, Absolute Threshold
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Work was happening before psychology was even born. Prove to the scientific community that people can study the human mind but in a scientific way. How bright does one light have to be before you can notice the difference just noticeable. Difference vs. absolute thresholds: we(cid:271)er"s te(cid:272)hnique was all about finding difference thresholds, thresholds. The point where participants can notice a difference. Something changed: how powerful does a stimuli has to be for us to notice its existence. If we whisper something real quiet we may not be able to detect it. Absolute threshold: the threshold between not being to detect a stimuli to then being able to detect it. Marriage couples cross a threshold (home) by the groom carrying the bride into the home as a symbol of new beginnings. In the 1(cid:1013)(cid:1012)0"s there (cid:449)ere a lot of stuff (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374) (cid:272)lai(cid:373)i(cid:374)g to (cid:271)e su(cid:271)li(cid:373)i(cid:374)al self help.
