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What is the ability to detect small changes of weak stimuli and large changes in stron stimuli?
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∙ 14y ago
Sounds like your talking about the JND (just noticeable difference)
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∙ 14y ago
This ability is known as Weber's Law, which states that the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus. The law suggests that the ability to detect changes in stimuli depends on the intensity or strength of the original stimulus.
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