Final answer:
Information on the amplitude of a response is not coded by the amplitude of the action potential, it is false as action potentials have a consistent amplitude. Amplitude is not how sensory information's intensity is encoded.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that information on the amplitude of a particular response is coded for by the amplitude of the action potential generated is false. Action potentials are all-or-nothing events that have the same amplitude regardless of the intensity of the stimulus. The intensity of a stimulus is actually encoded by the frequency or rate of action potentials produced as well as the number of receptors activated. A more intense stimulus will produce a more rapid train of action potentials and might initiate action potentials in a larger number of adjacent receptors.