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Sensory Systems, 2006.
A review of our body's visual sensory system.
1,608 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper takes a look at the functioning of our visual sensory system. According to the paper, the systems involved in visual processing are constantly being bombarded with various stimuli. The paper goes on to discuss how several factors influence the process of visual information, including visual masking, spatial location and color of stimuli, the manner in which stimuli are grouped, as well as expectation of the presentation of visual stimuli.
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"The actual pathways on which spatial information and feature information, such as color, travel from the eye to the brain may be separate but parallel (Grabbe & Pratt, 2004). This would mean that there is a fundamental anatomical and functional difference in the way these types of information are processes. Furthermore, "selection happens by differential activation (excitation, inhibition, or both), of certain representations (not necessarily location representations) (Grabbe & Pratt, 2004)". What are the specific anatomical areas responsible for spatial and nonspatial information? Spatial information is routed into posterior parietal areas, while nonspatial information is directed into inferior temporal cortical areas."
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Sensory Integration Therapy for Autistic Children, 2007.
This paper explores the benefits sensory integration therapy offers for autistic children.
1,152 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper explains that sensory integration therapy is an attempt to rectify sensory disparity and dysfunction in autistic children. The paper presents the profile of the autistic child who would most benefit from this therapy. The paper relates that research shows how sensory integration therapy can improve the child's ability to play and interact better with his/her surroundings. The paper notes, however, that it may be uncomfortable and create a less than positive situation for the development of the child. The paper concludes that it is therefore important that the therapist be fully trained in the latest theories and praxis.
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"Numerous studies in recent years have shown that there is a possible link between sensory integration therapy and improving the quality of life for autistic children. This form of therapy is seen as a "....valuable tool to teach autistic children how to interact with their environment." ( Evans R.) The problem of sensory integration is a crucial factor for many autistic children. It is very often the case that the sensory impulses of the child conflict with and are contradicted by those expected by the society in which they have to interact."
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Advertising and Sensory Adaptation, 2002.
Examines how sensory adaption affects the advertising industry.
1,521 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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Perhaps no other business understands how people perceive the world as much as the advertising industry. Advertisers tap into the way we react to stimuli, whether visual, auditory or tactile. Through their ads, advertisers are able to influence the way people react to a particular product. The most successful ads tap cause a memorable or emotional response and, most important, trigger purchase. However, advertising campaigns are themselves the products of current social tastes and trends. They are also shaped by the psychological processes of human perception. This paper looks at the perception phenomena of sensory adaptation and how it affects the advertising industry. The first part of the paper discusses the current research on sensory adaptation, how it works and the implications on human behavior. In the second part, the paper discusses examples of how sensory adaptation pushes the advertising industry to constantly create new ads and to generate new ways of selling a product.
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"Ad campaigns are not meant to last. Even the most successful campaigns ? like the Snapple Lady and Alka Seltzer?s Plop-Plop-Fizz-Fizz ? are eventually retired. One reason why agencies and corporations spend so much on advertising is because an ad is only good for a limited period of time. After a while of seeing the same thing over and over, people simply tune out. This is the diminishing return effect caused by sensory adaptation. To keep up, companies will pull an ad and come out with a new one, hoping to once again hook the audience?s attention.
In addition to new content, many agencies create ads that are designed to shock. In 1997, for example, The New York Times carried a full-page ad that featured ?Children Made to Order.? The ad maintained that the Gattaca Company could engineer a child based on their parents? preferences for traits like skin color, intelligence and athletic ability. In fact, the ad was not for a bioengineering firm, but for the movie Gattaca. The eye-catching ad succeeded in catching attention by provoking a strong emotional response."
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Sensory Integration Therapy, 2002.
Examines the history of sensory integration therapy and assesses it as one treatment option in cccupational physical therapy.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper explores sensory integration in occupational therapy in terms of its history and its applications to provide the reader with an understanding of what this therapy procedure entails. Through doing so, it is intended that the reader can grasp the application of successful sensory integration on both a child and an adult level.
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Sensory Neurons, 2002.
This paper describes the form and function of sensory neurons.
600 words (approx. 2.4 pages), 1 source, $ 21.95
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The paper discuses the ways sensory neurons differ from other cells of the body. Their structure is detailed especially the dendrites, axons and neurotransmitters.
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"Sensory Neurons are everywhere in your body. Without them, a task as simple as walking would be utterly impossible. Sensory Neurons take information from all over the body and bring it to the brain for processing and interpretation. They can run from a receptor cell in a receptor organ (the eye for example) to another Sensory Neuron or they can run between two Sensory Neurons."
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Sensory Integration, 2002.
An analysis of sensory integration and occupational therapy.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the physics behind the activities done for sensory integration during occupational therapy.
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Sensory Adaptation, 2008.
An examination of sensory adaptation.
780 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper discusses sensory adaption, in which the nerves begin to cease to send as much information to the brain after a prolonged exposure to stimuli.That paper points out that this occurs in all five senses of smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight. The paper holds that adaptation is a normal part of sensation in the human body, with all sensing receptors of the body sending messages to the areas of the brain that process and deal with it, the occipital area and the thalamus. The paper concludes that, when the senses become overloaded, the sections of the brain, as well as the nerves, adapt to the increased intense stimuli by shutting it off to some extent, and in some cases altogether, until a change in sensation occurs.
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"The nose senses odors by picking up miniscule odor-bearing particles which are floating about in the air we are breathing. When these particles intercept the moist nerve endings in the interior of the nose, called the sensory receptor cells, there is a spike in the pattern of nerve impulses sent to the thalamus. The nerves may continue to send intense stimulation for a while, but eventually the perception of the intensity declines. This is neurologically explained by the adaptation phenomena. The nerve endings begin to adapt to the new odor and consider it normal, thus ceasing to send so much information about the foreign element in the air with a coordinating decline in the frequency of impulses. Within the brain, the thalamus ceases to respond to an intense pattern of stimulation, as well. Once the odor is gone (say, you walk out of a foul-smelling room), your nose tells you that there is a change once more, perhaps a more pleasant odor it detects (Typo 1)."
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An Evaluation of Extra Sensory Perception, 2002.
This paper evaluates the paranormal phenomena of ?people being able to read minds? or as it is more scientific called: ?Extra sensory perception? (ESP), ?precognition?, ?controlled remote viewing? and ?anomalous cognition?.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper states that, to date, parapsychology research has only been able to demonstrate the likelihood of the ability to ?read minds?. The author reviews the SCAI experiments but believes that science has not been able to explain clearly and definitively the phenomena. He concludes that currently science believes the probability of people being able to read minds is low though evidence in the future may indicate otherwise.
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"Recent premises for the above claim by parapsychologists are the results of the ganzfeld, the random-number generator, and the famous SRI and SAIC experiments. Prima facie, it would appear that there is a great deal of empirical evidence to indicate that mind reading can and does happen. However, a closer look will reveal that all the cited examples of scientifically approached experiments suffered from certain limitations. The SAIC experiments on anomalous mental phenomena have been acknowledged by a large body of respected scientists to be methodologically and statistically superior to the earlier SRI research as well as to previous parapsychological studies, since they avoided all the major flaws such as non-independent trials and the problems of multiple statistical testing that was characteristic of much of the previous work."
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Philosophy of Extra-sensory Perception, 1990.
This paper discusses extra-sensory perception: Definition of types, verification of evidence, biases, research and principles.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, $ 47.95
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"ESP, or extra.sensory perception, is a phenomenon that has been a part of social thought and culture since recorded history. Examples are rife in the historical and mythological literature in both the Eastern and Western Worlds of people who were able to sense events before the happened, able to tell things about an object just by touching it, or able to "see" objects that were hidden from them. Within the cultural milieu then, ESP is often accepted as fact . certain individuals have gifts that are beyond the normal schemata.
In fact, the belief in the paranormal has become so commonplace that recent statistics show that over 58 percent of Americans "claim that they have personally experienced ESP". Skeptical psychologists however, believe that people often fail to recognize chance events for what they ... "
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The Sensory Experience, 2003.
An analysis of the structural (Levi-Strauss) and phenomenological (Stoller etc) approaches to the senses and ritual in anthropology.
3,822 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper analyses the nature of ritual healing, before briefly reviewing the approaches to ritual healing that have been used in anthropology. It then proceeds to examine the importance of sensory experience in ritual, focusing on Devisch?s (1996,1998) work on the Yaka of Zaire and Stoller?s (1989) work among the Songhay of Niger. It also considers some of the problems of sensory accounts of ritual.
Outline
Objectionable Experiences, an Old Argument
Knowledge and Repetition: Ritual Healing and Approaches to Comprehension
We Taste on the Inside: The Importance of the Senses to Ritual
Sense-Less Things: What We Cannot Learn From Experience
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"This understanding of the importance of structures that escape linguistic formalisation has also been part of the emphasis of the study of ritual in anthropology. In Levi-Strauss? (1965) classic examination of north American healing sorcerers he emphasises how the experience of the healing takes place between the tryad of patient, sorcerer, and social body. He also emphasises the importance in this relationship of the sensory experience of the sorcerer. However, despite this emphasis, he is undertaking his analysis from a recorded text, and his emphasis is on the structural coherency sorcery provides rather than its embodied experience. He writes (ibid: 181): ?In a universe which it [the social body] strives to understand but whose dynamics it cannot fully control, normal thought continually seeks the meaning of things which refuse to reveal their significance."
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Respiratory System, 2004.
An overview of how the lungs function.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper answers some question on respiratory anatomy and physiology. It looks at lung function, how blood concentrations of CO2 affect blood pH, tidal volume, sensory receptors, and buffers.
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"When the diaphragm contracts it becomes flatter and drops and increases the volume of the thoracic cavity. The parietal and visceral layers of the pleura adhere to each other because of an attraction between the water molecules in the serous fluid between the two layers. This increases the volume of the thoracic cavity and causes the lungs to expand their volume. The intra-pleural pressure is less than the pressure within the lungs which also contributes to lung expansion. During labored breathing the external intercostal muscles and other muscles..."
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Phylum Chordata, 2003.
A look at evolutionary trends in phylum chordata (sea squirts and vertebrate animals).
3,467 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper provides an explanation of the evolutionary development of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, sensory, and integumentary systems of phylum chordata. Comparisons between the systems various classes of phylum chordata are made, and the evolutionary advantages of the higher classes are highlighted. The paper is also accompanied with relevant diagrams and figures.
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Circulatory System
Evolution of the Heart
Piscine Heart
Amphibian and Reptilian Hearts
Avian and Mammalian Hearts
Respiratory System
Respiration in Agnatha and Chondrichthyes (Gills)
Respiration in Osteichthyes (Gills)
Respiration in Amphibians (Gills, Skin, Lungs)
Respiration in Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals (Lungs)
Digestive System
General Trends in Evolution of the Digestive System
Ruminant Stomach
Avian Gizzard
Sensory System
Usage of Olfactory System and Usage of Visual System
Prevertebrates: An Introduction
Anamniotes
Amniotes
Integumentary System
Anamniotes
Amniotes
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"One of the most fascinating developments made by the vertebrates was the heart. The complex and efficient four-chambered pumping mechanism possessed by mammals and birds evolved from what was only a muscular artery in protochordates. The heart itself is a specialized muscle responsible for circulating blood through the blood-vascular network. Marine protochordates possessed little more than a muscular region near the base of the aorta because, virtually anywhere on their bodies, they were capable of exchanging O2 and CO2 through their relatively thin skin. When scales and thicker skin emerged, however, this capability was lost, and respiration was localized in the pharyngeal region. An effective pumping device was required, and thus, the heart evolved."
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Media and The Human Senses, 2006.
In this paper the author provides an analysis of how various forms of the media act as a medium through which sensory perception is maximized and fully utilized.
1,904 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper explores the media in relation to human senses. The author describes the media as a tool much like the hands and eyes are tools through which mankind can explore his identity and role in society. Additionally the media is seen as a tool through which we rationalize our desires and engage in sensorial discovery. The author contends that without the media mankind would be hard pressed to interpret and engage in satisfactory sensory experiences. Finally, the media, including television and electronic media, are seen as providing this medium of expression.
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Introduction
Analysis
Conclusions
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"As media continues to evolve so too will mankind and the manner in which society creates social order and reconstruct its relationship between the physical, mental and social. The media is as much an extension of the human senses as it is an extension of technology that enables better information flow, creation of situational behaviors and a form through which social roles can be understood and interpreted (Meyrowitz, 1985). Through the media mankind has discovered a method for transmitting, disseminating, interpreting and receiving social information. This in turn helps mankind creates his own unique identity from which he can operate and live. "
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Behaviorism, 2005.
A look at the study of behaviorism, a branch of psychology.
2,957 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This work provides an outline of behaviorism which is a major system of psychology in the 20th century. It also looks at a substantive treatment of the supportive and critical perspectives associated with the system. It includes the applications of dualistic activity versus monistic passivity, source of knowledge: self-generative versus sensory and mentalism versus materialism.
Statement of Thesis
Introduction
Source of Knowledge: Dualistic Activity versus Monistic Positivity
Mentalism versus Materialism
Source of Knowledge: Self-generative versus Sensory
Summary and Conclusion
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"The publication entitled Behavior Analysis in Education written by Sulzer-Azaroff et al, 1998 as well as other subsequent publications in the Journal of Behavioral Education, Journal of Positives Behavioral Interventions and Behavior Modification all offer what is stated to be, "empirical evidence for the effectiveness of behavior analytic technology in dealing with a host of behavioral excesses and deficits commonly exhibited by students in school settings." Functionalism does not agree with understanding behavior based on form or structure, or topography as such behavioral topographies are stated top be, "merely descriptive and, as such, explain nothing about the controlling functions of behavior (Skinner 1953, 1974)" (as cited by Skinner, 2002)"
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Article Review: Why Toddlers Bite, 2008.
This paper reviews an article titled 'A New Bit on Toddler Biting- The Influence of Food, Oral Motor Development, and Sensory Activities' by Ramming, Kyger and Thompson published in "Young Children".
760 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that one of the most upsetting events for parents and children is when a child is bitten by another child. The author points out that the article addresses this problem from the standpoint of developmental problems including oral motor development, sensory integration and behavioral organization. The paper relates that Ramming, Kyger and Thompson believe that the best way to stop children from biting is to meet their developmental needs. The author surmises that, basically, children bite in reaction to different senses that they do not understand. The paper cites that the article suggests that the ways to prevent biting includes feeding the children foods that they can chew on and giving them oral stimulation brushes and other chewing objects.
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"The authors believe biting is linked to oral development or the suck, swallow, and breathe synchrony. Children bite in order to change the environment. When a child feels stressed, the child bites to ease the stress. Sensory integration is related to the normal vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, but also proprioceptive sense, vestibular sense, and tactile sense. When any of these are threatened, a child may bite (Running, Kyger, and Thompson, 2006, 18). Children cannot understand many of the senses that they are feeling so they bite to reduce the stress. The hypothesis by the authors states centers on the belief that a child bites when he is trying to respond to a situation but lacks the ability to handle the situation."
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