Warm thermoreceptors respond to the warming of the skin, and cold thermoreceptors respond to the cooling of the skin. When warm and cold receptors that are close to each other in the skin are stimulated simultaneously, we experience the sensation of
A. hotness.
B. coldness.
C. both hotness and coldness.
D. neither hotness nor coldness.
Answer: A
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