TWO-POINT THRESHOLD

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N., Pam M.S.
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the point of stimulant division, which is, the shortest distance between two spots of arousal on the skin at which the two stimulants are interpreted as two stimulants instead of as a sole stimulant.

TWO-POINT THRESHOLD: "The two-point threshold is commonly referred to at the spatial threshold."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. VOLLEY THEORY
  2. OVEREXPECTATION
  3. UPPER THRESHOLD
  4. CUTANEOUS PERCEPTION
  5. PERCEPTUAL EXTINCTION
  6. PUNCTATE SENSITIVITY
  7. WEBER'S LAW
  8. PREFERENTIAL LOOKING TECHNIQUE
  9. CROSS-MODAL ASSOCIATION
  10. VISUAL PREFERENCE PARADIGM
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "TWO-POINT THRESHOLD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/two-point-threshold/ (accessed October 21, 2021).
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