The absolute threshold for touch is_________?
Correct answer: D. The wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a distance of 1 centimeter
- A. Pressure of one had pushing on your head for 30 seconds
- B. A puff of air blown in your face from 2 feet away
- C. Water from a shower landing on your back with a velocity of one foot per second
- D. The wing of a bee falling on your cheek from a distance of 1 centimeter
Explanation
A bee wing barely landing on the cheek is a classic example of a stimulus near the absolute threshold for touch. The other choices describe stimuli that are much stronger and therefore easier to detect.
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