PSY 105 Unit 3 Discussion 1: Sensory Organs

Unit 3 Discussion 1: Sensory Organs

Many people will experience at least the partial loss of a sense if only for a part of their lives. Try to experience limited or altered sensation in one of your sensory organs. For example, wear a thick pair of work gloves, smear Vaseline on a pair of sunglasses, or wear earplugs.

In your post, describe the specific problems that arise from your changed sensory processes. Address the following questions:

• What observations do you find about how your other senses reacted?
• If you had to live without one of your senses, which one would you choose, and why?
• How would the lack of that sense affect your everyday life?
• How might your other senses begin to compensate for the loss?

When responding to your classmates, include any potential ways their sensory loss might affect their lives that they have overlooked.