Module 25 - 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 to the brain

Question 2

Olfaction

Answer 2

The sense of smell

Question 3

Kinesthesia

Answer 3

Our movement sense—our system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

Question 4

Vestibular sense

Answer 4

Our sense of body movement and position that enables our sense of balance. Aided by the semicircular canals and vestibular sacs

Question 5

Sensory integration

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Embodied cognition

Answer 6

The influence of bodily sensations, gestures, and other states on cognitive preferences and judgments