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Solution to Sensory assessment

The correct answer is 2.  Barognosis, also known as weight discrimination, is a sensory function that allows individuals to perceive and differentiate between the weights of objects when they are lifted or held in the hand. If you choose 1, you were close as barognosis is a type of stereognosis - the ability to identify objects by touch without visual input.