DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD

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N., Pam M.S.
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The smallest difference perceptible between 2 stimuli that can be measured.

DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD: "The difference threshold is measured across several trials."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. METHOD OF JUST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCES
  2. DIFFERENCE JUDGMENT
  3. SUPRALIMINAL
  4. MASKING LEVEL DIFFERENCE (MLD)
  5. WORD-RECOGNITION THRESHOLD
  6. CONCRETE WORD
  7. BEHAVIOR
  8. STIMULUS DIFFERENTIATION
  9. MINIMAL CUE
  10. SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DIFFERENCE THRESHOLD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/difference-threshold/ (accessed April 12, 2021).
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