Linda is studying while listening to her ipod. she notices that when she raises the volume five decibels when the volume is init
ially low, the change is very noticeable. however, when the volume is initially high, increasing the volume by five decibels doesn't result in as noticeable of a change in sound. this phenomenon is best explained by
<u>Answer</u>: Weber's/Weber-Fechner's law of just noticeable difference
This phychologoical law is used to quantify the perception of change for a given stimulus. The perceived change is proportional/constant ratio to the initial stimulus. Thus, it is the minimum amount of a stimulus intensity change that will produce noticeable variation in sensory experience.
As in the example, it has been shown that this law is not function very well for extremes of stimulation.
Because people may make fun of you or call you some terrible things because stds are often linked by sleeping around (obvi not always true but that’s what people make it out to be)
