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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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