Chapter 43: Sensory Functioning Vocabulary

Pregunta	Respuesta
tactile	touch
stereognosis	sense that perceives the solidity of objects and their size, shape and texture
people orient themselves internally by	the kinesthetic and visceral senses
kinesthesia	refers to awareness of positioning of body parts and body movement
proprioception	the sense, usually at a subconscious level, of the movements and position of the body and especially its limbs, independent of vision
sensory perception	the conscious process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting data from the senses into meaningful information
reticular activating system (RAS)	mediates arousal
sensoristasis	optimal arousal state of the RAS
adaptation	The body quickly adapts to constant stimuli. Therefore, a stimulus must be variable or irregular to evoke a response.

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