What is the function of pain?

a. It causes an organism to move away from or otherwise decrease exposure to a damaging
stimulus.
b. It elicits a reflex response.
c. It protects an organism from encountering harmful conditions.
d. It works faster than conscious thought.
e. It causes an organsim’s heart rate to increase to deliver more blood.


A

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