A person who loses an arm may at first have a phantom arm and hand. Then after many years, the phantom may shrink, until only a hand is felt at the shoulder. This shows that
a. the pain and sensations are now passing directly through the pain gates.
b. the pain and sensations are now passing through the central biasing system.
c. phantom limb sensations are "sane hallucinations" that can be cognitively suppressed.
d. the brain gradually reorganizes to adjust for the sensory loss.
ANSWER: d
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a. when they experience almost no distrust in their early relationships with adults b. when they experience both trust and distrust in early relationships, but trust predominates c. when they experience both trust and distrust in early relationships, but distrust predominates d. when they experience an almost equal balance of trust and distrust in their early relationships with adults
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