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Tactile Sensation
position and structure of objects making contact with body surface (texture, weight, shape)
Mechanoreceptors
respond to touch and mechanical changes, vary in receptive field
Meissner’s Corpuscles
detect vibration, touch, pressure
Krause End Bubls
detect cold
Ruffini Endings
detect warmth, stretch of skin
Free Nerve Endings
detect pain, extremes of hot and cold
Active Touch
participants actively explore cookie cutter, perceive object
Passive Touch
experimenter pushes cookie cutter against participant’s palm, experience sensation
Sound Waves
produced when an object moves and produces a change in pressure
Frequency
pitch of sound, human hearing ranges from 30Hz-20,000Hz
Amplitude
loudness of sound
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