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Module 21
AP Psychology notes and review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Other skin sensations | Pressure, warmth, cold & pain |
| Gate-control theory | The spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that clocks pain signals/allows them to pass on to the brain |
| Noiciceptors | Sensory receptors that detect hurtful temperatures, pressure, or chemicals |
| Phantom Limb Sensations | Misinterprets the spontaneous central nervous system activity that occurs in the absence of normal sensory input |
| Tinnitus | The sound of silence, phantoms sounds, ringing in the ear |
| Anosmia | Unable to smell |
| Olfactory Receptor Cells | Respond to smell |
| Kinesthesia | The system of sensing the position & movement of individual body parts |
| Vestibular Sense | The sense of body movement & position, including the sense of balance |
| Sensory Interaction | The principle that one sense may influence another, as when the smell of food influences taste |
| McGurk Effect | We may perceive a 3rd syllable that blends with mouth movement & hearing |
| Embodied Cognition | Psychological science, the influence of bodily sensations, gestures, & other states on cognitive preferences & judgments |