When Sensory Receptors Change Physical Stimuli into Signals That the Brain

question 93

Multiple Choice

When sensory receptors change physical stimuli into signals that the brain can understand, this is called

• A) sensation.
• B) absolute threshold.
• C) sensory adaptation.
• D) transduction.

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