Topics in Psy

Assignment in ψ

Dale Alejandro

B5D

| Location | Function |

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Place theory (hearing) |  membrane vibrates | theory of hearing which states that our perception of sound depends on where each component frequency produces vibrations along the basilar membrane |

Frequency Theory | auditory nerve | This theory of how we hear sounds states that there are pulses that travel up the auditory nerve, carrying the information about sound to the brain for processing, and that the rate of this pulse matched the frequency of whatever tone you are hearing exactly. |

Gustatory, Olfactory perception | In previous studies a secondary cortical taste area has been found in the caudolateral orbitofrontal cortex of the primate. Furthermore, neurons with olfactory responses have been recorded in a more medial part of the orbitofrontal cortex. | Flavor perception |

Tactual perception | external spatial location of the stimulus | Sense of touch |

Perception of time | | It refers to the sense of time, which differs from other senses since time cannot be directly perceived but must be reconstructed by the brain |

Perception of person | | The mental processes we use to form judgments and draw conclusions about the characteristics and motives of other people. |

Extra sensory perception | | |

a. Precognition | | ability to predict what will happen in the future |

b. Clairvoyance | | Mind reading |

c. Telepathy | | help them detect hidden things |

Psychokinesis/telekinesis | | -mental movement or motion of solid matter-direct influence of mind on a physical system that cannot be entirely accounted for by the mediation of any known physical energy. Examples of psychokinesis could include distorting or moving an object, and influencing the output of a random number generator |