Ashford Psy 101 Sensation and Perception

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Explain the processes involved in how one senses the world around them (sight, touch, hearing, etc). There are many processes involved in how we sense the world around us. LeFrancois (2011) described these processes best when he said “our senses are our brains window” (sect. 3.1 para. 1). Our senses let us know what is going on outside of our brains and bodies. Our vision lets us see what is around us, our movements, the movements of others, and the movements of objects. Our hearing lets us hear all of the sounds around us. Touch lets us feel if something is hot or cold, or feel something that is near us. Taste lets us know if something in our mouth is sweet, salty, sour, or bitter. Finally, our sense of smell lets us enjoy all of the wonderful (or sometimes not so wonderful!) aromas that surround us, such as steaks cooking on a grill, a lilac bush. If you had to give up one, which would it be? If I had to give up one sense, I would give up my ability to taste. Why? Taste seems like the least important sense to me, because of how much I value my other senses. Thinking about this made me create a hierarchy, which I will share. My vision is the most important sense to me because without it, I would have to learn to do almost everything in a different way. I would have to learn braille to be able to do my school work and I’d have to learn to walk around using my other senses. Also, I wouldn’t be able to see my kids grow and play, or keep them from danger. The next most important thing to me is my hearing. My cousin is deaf, so this is something I have thought about a lot over the years. Seeing her, and how she isn’t able to hear and respond to the noises around her really makes me appreciate my ability to hear. It makes me realize how different my life would be if I was unable to hear things that needed my attention and response, such as my baby crying.

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