Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Precision of Locating

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the precision of locating a somatic stimulus is FALSE?

• A)The precision is greater in areas of the body that have small,overlapping receptive fields than in areas with large,nonoverlapping receptive fields.
• B)The precision is greater in the lips and fingers than on the back.
• C)The precision is greater for the skin than for the internal organs.
• D)Lateral inhibition of parallel afferent pathways increases the precision of locating a stimulus.
• E)Convergence of afferent neurons onto common ascending pathways increases acuity.

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