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THINKING CRITICALLY

Which of your sensory abilities do you rely on most during a typical day? Are certain senses more important than others depending

on the social context or setting?

After you have answered the question, watch the video to compare the answers of other students to yours.

The response entered here will be saved to your notes and may be collected by your

instructor if he/she requires it.

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Why study sensation and perception?

Without sensations to tell us what is outside our own mental world, we would live entirely in our own minds,

separate from one another and unable to find food or any other basics that sustain life. Sensations are the mind’s

window to the world that exists around us. Without perception, we would be unable to understand what all

those sensations mean—perception is the process of interpreting the sensations we experience so that we can act

upon them.

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