1.6d Notes

Humans have approximately 6 million olfactory receptors, while dogs have between 100 and 300 million.

Multiple Choice

Why is the sense of smell important for our experience of taste?

• Because smell receptors are located in the mouth

• Because smell influences the olfactory bulb/nerve, which is linked to taste

• Because taste and smell are completely separate senses

• Because taste is only impacted by visual cues

Multiple Choice

How many smell receptors does a dog have compared to humans?

• About 5 million, same as humans

• About 10 million, twice as many as humans

• About 50 million, ten times as many as humans

• About 220 million, much more than humans

Open Ended

How do psychological, biological, and social factors interact to influence our perception of pain and touch?

Open Ended

Explain how the gate-control theory differentiates between pain signals carried by small and large nerve fibers.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is NOT mentioned as a way to use gate control to reduce pain?

• Focus on something else

• Get regular exercise

• Take medication

• Use counter-stimulation techniques

Multiple Choice

Which sense allows us to sense the movement and position of individual body parts relative to each other?

• Vestibular sense

• Kinesthesis

• Olfactory sense

• Auditory sense

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: The vestibular sense helps us maintain our sense of

.

Multiple Select

Select all examples of sensory interaction from the following options:

• A burst of sound makes a dim light source more visible.

• Flavor is an experience not only of taste, but also of smell and texture.

• Sitting at a wobbly desk makes a relationship seem less stable.

• Seeing text or lip movement affects what words we hear.

Open Ended

Describe how embodied cognition can influence judgments, providing at least one example from daily life.

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's lesson, how do psychological, biological, and social factors interact to influence our experience of pain and touch?