Psych Ch 6 (pt 2)

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conduction hearing loss
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conduction hearing loss
A less common form of hearing loss, caused by damage to the mecanial system that conducts sound waves to the cochlea
Cochlear implant
A device for converting sounds into electrical signals and stimulating the auditory nerve through electrodes threaded into the cochlea
Place theory
In hearing, the theory that links the pitch we hear with the place where the cochlea's membrane is stimulated
Frequency theory
In hearing, the theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone, thus enabling us to sense its pitch
Gate-control theory
The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocs pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain. The "gate" is opened by the activity of pain signals traveling up small nerve fibers and is closed by the activity in larger fibers or by information coming from the brain.
Hypnosis
A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur
Dissociation
A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
Posthypnotic suggestion
A suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms and behaviors
Olfaction
Our sense of smell
Kinesthesia
Our movement sense— our system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts
Vestibular senseOur sense of balance— our sense of body movement and position that enables our sense of balance