Psychology

 

Shaping the World We Live In

The internet can be used to do your own research about how the world we live in is shaped by what we sense and what we perceive. Go to the link The Human Senses. Read and complete each experiment- Vision (Rods & Cones, The Blind Spot, and After images), Taste and Smell (Effect of Smell on Taste), Touch (Temperature Perception), and Hearing and Balance (Orienting to Sound & Balance and Vision). In an essay respond to the following questions from the experiments. Include a title page and reference page. Include in the essay, support for your findings and questions responses.

Vision: Rods and Cones- Respond to the questions for each experiment.

  • Experiment 1
  • Experiment 2

Vision: The Blind Spot- Respond to the questions for each experiment

  • Experiment 1
  • Experiment 2

Vision: Afterimages- Respond to questions

Taste & Smell – Respond to the questions

  • Taste
  • Smell

Touch- Respond to the questions

  • Temperature Perception

Hearing and Balance- Respond to the questions

  • Orienting to sound
  • Balance and vision

Assignment Expectations

Length: 1250-1750 words

Structure: Include a title page and a reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimal word count for the assignment.

References: The course assigned text and a minimum of three additional references from the Aspen Library or other peer reviewed article to support your claims.