Psych Module 21

this section of the brain receives incoming sensory information from our skin, as well as other senses

• The Somatosensory Cortex

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

The spinal cord contains a neurological “door” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain.

• The Somatosensory Cortex

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

Medication that has psychological not physiological effect

• The Somatosensory Cortex

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

Position and motion detectors in the muscles, tendons, and joints sense the position and movement of body parts.

• The Somatosensory Cortex

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

Fluid-filled semicircular canals and a pair of calcium crystal-filled vestibular sacs located in the ear monitors the heads and body’s movement.

• The Somatosensory Cortex

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

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

• Embodied Cognition

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

Position and motion detectors in the muscles, tendons, and joints sense the position and movement of body parts.

• Embodied Cognition

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

Fluid-filled semicircular canals and a pair of calcium crystal-filled vestibular sacs located in the ear monitors the heads and body’s movement.

• Embodied Cognition

• Gate-Control

• Placebo

• Kinesthetic sense

• Vestibular sense

Which of the following is not part of our sense of touch

• Pressure

• Ticklishness

• Cold

• Pain

• Warmth

Pain is ..

• a bottom-up sensation

• top-down cognition

• a biopsychosocial event

• comparable across groups and cultures