How Can Organisms Perceive Different Intensities of a Stimulus

question 117

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 the numbers of afferent neurons generating action potentials, but not the intensity of action potentials

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