Regarding Phantom Limb Sensations, Which of the Following Statements Is

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Multiple Choice

Regarding phantom limb sensations, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Functional MRI confirms that sensory and motor areas of the brain are more active when a person feels a phantom limb.
• B)Sometimes "phantom limbs" feel like they are stuck in awkward positions.
• C)When people lose an arm, they may at first have a phantom arm and hand, while many years later, the phantom may shrink, until only a hand is felt at the shoulder.
• D)Phantom limb sensations and the effects of acupuncture can both be explained by the opponent-process theory.

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Definitions:

Overextension

A language development error where a child applies a word too broadly, encompassing objects or concepts that do not fit the word's meaning.

Underextension

A linguistic phenomenon where a child applies a word in a narrower scope than its usual meaning.

Overregularization

Overregularization is a language acquisition phenomenon where children apply regular grammatical rules too widely, leading to errors such as using "goed" instead of "went."

Perceptual Biases

Cognitive biases that impact how we perceive and interpret information from our senses.