If the Receptive Fields of the Skin's Receptors Were Smaller

question 6

Multiple Choice

If the receptive fields of the skin's receptors were smaller, then

• A) precision would be greater, and we would not need as many receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.
• B) precision would be greater, but we would need more receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.
• C) precision would be lessened, and we would need more receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.
• D) precision would be lessened, but we would not need as many receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.

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