An Important Point Made by Fentress's Study of Grooming Movements

question 93

Multiple Choice

An important point made by Fentress's study of grooming movements in forelimbless mice was that

• A) the complex species-common grooming movements of mice are not learned.
• B) feedback is an important component of the central sensorimotor program for mouse grooming.
• C) feedback is necessary to shape paw movements but not to shape those of the proximal limbs.
• D) species-common grooming movements must be learned.
• E) both A and B

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