PSY280H1 Lecture Notes - Vagus Nerve, Food Industry, Thalamus
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Olfaction and taste; spatial orientation and the vestibular system. Describe one of them in more detail using an example. Method of limits >> staircase method; high level to low level of intensity, or vice versa (when do they detect it, when do they go numb, etc. ) Magnitude estimation >> headache, how painful in a scale of 1-10. Method of constant stimuli >> repetition of different levels of stimuli (higher intensity usually means higher chance of detection) Chemical senses are very common in our body: e. g. , hormones, neurotransmitters; sensors in blood vessels that tells us how much oxygen is in blood. Kant: smell is not an important function of the body. Ceo of ikea: smell is very important: perfume of fresh wood (pleasant odor) = freshness, high quality ~ associated with a positive reaction. Attention: smell catches attention and leads to you associating it with ether a positive or negative idea. Language: very difficult to express smell in words.
