sensory integration

using the sense of touch

• ex: petting a dog
• feel fur
• head
• wet nose
• ears
• etc
• realize it's a dog

tactile defensiveness

a condition in which there is a tendency to react negatively and emotionally to touch sensations. tactile sensations cause excessive emotional reactions, hyperactivity or other behavioral problems.

the sensation from the muscles and joints that tells brain when and how the muscles are contratcing or stretching, or being pulled or compressed. This enables thebrain to know where each part ofthe body is and how it is moving.

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proprioceptors

receptors in muscles, ligaments, andtendons that react to s tretching and contraction to relay feedback information.

pertaining to the inner ear receptors, the semicircular canals and otolith organs, that detect head position and movement as well as gravity

ex: when the body moves, the head adjusts back to balance

the process responsible for the reception and cognition of visual stimuli

ex: looking at an apple and recognizing the color, size, shape

visiual discrimination

the ability to match exact objects

i.e. same vs. different

the process of hearing plays a significant role in the infants awareness of environment

ex: hearing sound of bird chirping and reelating to a bird

the sense of taste

ex: ability to distinguish the difference in sweet (sugar) and sour (lemon)

sense of smell

ex: the smell of a lemon