How Can Organisms Perceive Different Intensities of a Stimulus

question 135

Multiple Choice

How can organisms perceive different intensities of a stimulus?

• A) by an increase in intensity and frequency of action potentials generated, as well as an increase in the number of cells generating action potentials
• B) by an increase in the frequency of action potentials generated by an afferent neuron
• C) by an increase in intensity of the action potentials generated by an afferent neuron
• D) by an increase in the frequency of action potentials generated, as well as the numbers of afferent neurons generating action potentials, but not the intensity of action potentials

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