A Student Gently Touches a Staple to Her Fingertip and to the Back

question 60

Multiple Choice

A student gently touches a staple to her fingertip and to the back of her arm near her elbow. How are these sensations likely to differ? Or would they feel similar?

• A) The sensation would feel like two points on the fingertip but is likely to feel like only one point on the arm.
• B) The sensations would feel identical because the same object touches both locations.
• C) The sensation would feel like touch on the finger-tips but like pain on the elbow.
• D) The sensation would feel like two points on the arm but is likely to feel like only one point on the fingertip.