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Question
Weber found that subjects could detect much smaller weight differences when they lifted the weights than when the weights were simply placed in their hands. He attributed this increased sensitivity to:A. kinesthesis
B. the two-point threshold
C. the method of adjustment
D. unconscious inference
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