The prevention of change, by ignoring minor variations and maintaining a normal range rather than a fixed value, is characteristic of

A) positive feedback.
B) stimulus reinforcement.
C) negative feedback.
D) effector control.
E) both positive and negative feedback loops.


C) negative feedback.

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