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Which Best Describes the Process of "Adaptation" in Sensory Receptors

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Which best describes the process of "adaptation" in sensory receptors?


A) Information from sensory receptors reaches the cerebral cortex and the person becomes aware of it
B) Conversion of the energy of a stimulus into a pattern of electrical activity
C) Persistence of the sensation of a limb even after it has been severed from the body
D) A decrease in receptor sensitivity despite continuation of a stimulus
E) A depolarization of receptive membrane that increase in magnitude as the stimulus intensity increases

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