Module 21 - The Other Senses

Question 1

gate-control theory

Answer 1

the theory
that the spinal cord contains a
neurological “gate” that blocks pain
signals or allows them to pass on to
the brain. The “gate” is opened by
the activity of pain signals traveling
up small nerve fibers and is closed
by activity in larger fibers or by
information coming from the brain.

Question 2

kinesthesia

Answer 2

the system for sensing
the position and movement of
individual body parts.

Question 3

vestibular sense

Answer 3

the sense of
body movement and position,
including the sense of balance.

Question 4

sensory interaction

Answer 4

the
principle that one sense may
influence another, as when the
smell of food influences its taste.

Question 5

embodied cognition

Answer 5

in
psychological science, the influence
of bodily sensations, gestures,
and other states on cognitive
preferences and judgments.