Psychology of Man (part 02) : Understanding our Sensations

Reliability of Senses

"Our Senses do not deceive us."

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    Inadequacy of the Senses : Problems on Senses

[1] Defective sense organ...
[2] Lack of clearness (in the presentation of the object)...
[3] Inability to attend to the situation...
[4] Fertile imagination / Pre-occupied mind
[5] Faulty interpretation

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      Characteristics of Sensation :
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]

Psychology of Man (part 01) : Life, Motion, Soul, and Senses

College General Psychology

(can also be a reference to Senior High Psychology, if applicable only)

(I took this up, at CITE Technical Institute... this is based on our Instructor's Lectures...
which I kept some notes over my notebook...)


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"When there is life, then there is motion..."

Motion or Movement - is the first manifestation of life.


Two types of Motion:
[1] Locomotion - a movement from one place to another;
[2] Self-Motion or Internal Motion - a movement in place;

Two types of Creatures:
[1] Living Creature;
[2] Non-living Creature;


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What do you mean when you say, it is a Soul?

Soul - is the starter or principal of life;

"Soul is something that drives a creature to move..."
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Kinds of Living Things	Types of Souls	Attributes
[1] Plants	[1] Vegetative	[1] a
[2] Animals	[2] Sensitive or Sentient	[2] a,b
[3] Humans	[3] Rational	[3] a,b,c

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*Attributes:

[a] = Allows : Organization, Nutrition, Reproduction, Conservation, and Growth;

[b] = Have a sense of Knowledge;

[c] = Have a will or desire or Intellectual Knowledge;


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3 Types of Souls:

1st Type : "Vegetative Life" (Plants)

     * it has stimulus response : 
        >to sunlight, water, & nutrients from soil...
     * it has innate, involuntary reactions...
     * it has an inborn and predictable behaviours...

         #--o--#

2nd Type : "Sensitive Life" (Animals)

     * it is a higher form than a vegetative soul...
     * it is more advanced...
     * it has senses...

         #--o--#

3rd Type : "Rational Life" (Humans) = "Vegetative Life + Sensitive Life"

      *Vegetative Life on Rational Soul:
             *Stimulus Response
             *Predictable



      *Sensitive Life on Rational Soul:
              *Higher Form
              *More Advanced
              *has 5 Senses
              *has Intelligence


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5 Basic Senses 

//very basic anyway... but the case here is that...

"Senses can only experience the (specific) sensibles"...

Senses	External Organ	Proper Sensible
[1] Sense of Sight	Eyes	Color
[2] Sense of Smell	Nose	Odor
[3] Sense of Taste	Tongue	Flavor
[4] Sense of Hearing	Ears	Sound
[5] Sense of Touch	Skin	Temperature

Sensation of External Senses : Sensing the Common Sensibles

"Sensation is the process of acquiring the sensibles..."

Common Sensibles	Senses
[1] Shape	sight & touch
[2] Texture	sight & touch
[3] Size	sight, touch & hearing
[4] Weight	sight & touch
[5] Height	sight & hearing
[6] Movement	sight, touch & hearing

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