Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

3. What other parts of the nervous or endocrine system might be involved in the 
regulation of hunger?
4. Do you think that biofeedback techniques could be used to help a patient such as 
Carol Poe to regulate her own hunger? Why or why not?

Epilogue
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C H A P T E R 4 
Sensation and Perception

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Key Concepts for Chapter 4
What is sensation, and how do psychologists 
study it?
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What is the relationship between 
a physical stimulus and the kinds of sensory 
responses that result from it? 
What role does the ear play in the senses of 
sound, motion, and balance?
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How do 
smell and taste function?
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What are the 
skin senses, and how do they relate to the 
experience of pain?
M O D U L E 1 0
M O D U L E 1 1
M O D U L E 1 2
Sensing the World Around Us
Absolute Thresholds: Detecting 
What’s Out There
Applying Psychology in the 21st Century: 
Driven to Distraction
Diff erence Thresholds: Noticing 
Distinctions Between Stimuli
Sensory Adaptation: Turning Down 
Our Responses