Can you really trust your senses and the interpretation of
sensory data to give you an accurate view...

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Can you really trust your senses and the interpretation of
sensory data to give you an accurate view of the world? Describe and discuss
the accuracy and the weaknesses of the human senses as they pertain to thinking
in general and to your own thinking in particular.

Write a 2-3 page paper in which you:
1.
Provide at least three (3) reasons for believing in the
accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information. 
2.
Identify and describe at least three(3)factors contributing to the accuracy of sensory data.
3.
Discuss the roles of “nature” and “nurture” with regard
to the interpretation and evaluation of sensory data.

David · Accepted Answer

Sensation is the process through which we gather information about our environment and 
surroundings. Sensation is the initial process of perception. Sensation is a response to some 
stimulus. Usually there are five sense organs in animals: eyes, nose, ear, tongue and skin to 
perceive five senses sight, smell, sound, taste and touch respectively. Several stimuli excite the 
receptors within these sense organs so that they can acquire the knowledge about surroundings.  
Perception results from a complex interaction between sense organs and brain. The sense organs 
only allow us to gather information they don’t aid us to interpret these observations. Actually 
they send these data to the brain which process these data and give an interpretation. The process 
of interpretation of these data is called perception. Perception is variable not static- changes –it 
changes according to individual, society and times. 
Sensation and perception is two major, reliable tools to understand our environment. 
Without these two things our life is meaningless. For our sensation and perception we have to 
belive on our sense organs and perceptions. But sometimes they fail to transmit accurate data to 
the brain. During illness, drowsiness, or in exhausted condition the senses tend to be inefficient. 
At times senses are accurate in terms of delivery but things are not as they appear. Infants’ 
normally first sense before a thought occurs but in the case of adults, thinking and sensing occurs 
simultaneously (Kirby & Goodpaster, 2007).  
There are several factors on which accuracy of perceptual sensation depends. 
Reasons for believing accuracy of sensory information: 
 Sensory information is achieved as primary information from our sense organs. 
For example: we can see our surrounding through our eyes.

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