If the receptive fields of the skin's receptors were smaller, then

A. precision would be lessened, but we would not need as many receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.
B. precision would be lessened, and we would need more receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.
C. precision would be greater, but we would need more receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.
D. precision would be greater, and we would not need as many receptors to monitor the environment for stimuli.


Answer: C

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