Question

michael, a famous musician, is designing a new apartment that will serve as both his residence and his recording studio. since the music studio shares a wall with his bedroom, michael wants to be sure that the recording studio is soundproof. this means that michael wants to be sure that any sound from the studio is well under his

multiple choice

absolute threshold
difference threshold
minimum threshold
papillae

Explanation:

The absolute threshold is the minimum amount of stimulus (in this case, sound) that a person can detect. Michael wants the sound from the studio to be below the level at which he can detect it in his bedroom, which is the absolute - threshold concept. The difference threshold is about detecting a change in a stimulus, not relevant here. "Minimum threshold" is not a standard psychological term in this context. Papillae are related to taste, not sound detection.

Answer:

A. absolute threshold