Which of the Following Is Currently Accepted as the Single

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is currently accepted as the single explanation of how the human nervous system encodes qualitative differences in sensations?

• A) Different neurons are activated by different sensory qualities.
• B) Different patterns of activity across a set of neurons are activated by different sensory qualities.
• C) Different nervous structures are activated by different stimuli.
• D) There is no single answer to the question of how sensory coding is signaled.

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Definitions:

Nondirectional Correlation

A type of correlation where the direction (positive or negative) of the relationship between variables is not specified.

Statistically Significant

A determination that an observed effect in a study is unlikely to have occurred due to chance alone.

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) is understood to directly result in the occurrence of another event (the effect).

Probability Level

The likelihood or chance that a particular event will occur, often measured by a numerical value ranging from 0 (impossibility) to 1 (certainty).