The transmission of information in a sensory system is analogous to the transmission of sound in a telephone system except that,unlike the telephone system,the sensory system does not retranslate the electrical signaling code back to the specific energy of the stimulus.

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The statement correctly describes the difference between the transmission of information in a sensory system and a telephone system. In a sensory system, the electrical signals are processed and passed on to the brain as coded information, whereas in a telephone system, the electrical signals are retranslated back into sound waves.

The Transmission of Information in a Sensory System Is Analogous