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Stereognosis (Tactile Gnosis) is defined as the ability to tell the difference and identify objects via touch in the absence of visual or auditory contact. The subject will need to be able to recognize temperature, spatial properties, texture, and size to reach an accurate conclusion to what the object is. [ 13 ]
Haptic perception (Greek: haptόs "palpable", haptikόs "suitable for touch") means literally the ability "to grasp something", and is also known as stereognosis. Perception in this case is achieved through the active exploration of surfaces and objects by a moving subject, as opposed to passive contact by a static subject during tactile perception. [1]
The Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology is a triannual peer-reviewed open access academic journal that covers mainly original research literature of interest for psychologists within the field of work, industrial and organizational psychology, including human resources, organizational behavior, personnel psychology, ergonomics, and human factors.
Merkel nerve endings (also Merkel's disks, [1] or Merkel tactile endings [2]) are mechanoreceptors situated in the basal epidermis as well as around the apical ends or some hair follicles. [2] They are slowly adapting. They have small receptive fields measuring some milimeters in diameter. Most are associated with fast-conducting large ...
Two-point discrimination (2PD) is the ability to discern that two nearby objects touching the skin are truly two distinct points, not one.It is often tested with two sharp points during a neurological examination [1]: 632 [2]: 71 and is assumed to reflect how finely innervated an area of skin is.
The dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (DCML) (also known as the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway (PCML) is the major sensory pathway of the central nervous system that conveys sensations of fine touch, vibration, two-point discrimination, and proprioception (body position) from the skin and joints.
The Journal of Workplace Rights is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering labor-management relations, employment discrimination, and employment law.It covers the theoretical and practical sides of employment issues such as record keeping, occupational safety and health, fair employment practices, addicted workers, AIDS in the workplace, medical screening, employee surveillance, wage and ...
Reuder was a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Queens College, CUNY from 1954 until her retirement in 1986. As an experimental psychologist, her research focused on varied topics including magnitude estimation, [4] associative learning, [5] tactile discrimination, [6] and effects of orientation (ego vs. task) on problem ...