2006-11-21 07:10:02 · 3 answers · asked by choongting 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Sensory development is the development of the sensory system. This is the part of the nervous system which is responsible for processing all the sensory information coming from sensory receptors (ie: the retina in the eye for hearing, the cochlea in the ear for hearing, etc.). When the receptive fields of these receptors are presented with a stimulus (chemicals, light waves, sound waves, etc.), the neuron will fire or alter it's firing. "Sensory development" is different for each sensory modality (ie: vision, auditory, somatosensory (touch), gustatory (taste), and olfaction (smell). Each modality also has it's own part of the brain where development occurs. For an example, the visual acuity for a 10 month old is approximately 20/100, since it has not completely developed all the connections it needs for visual acuity. The child will not have 20/20 vision until he or she is approximately five years old. It is all really fascinating, for more information I would recommend reading about it in "Sensation and Perception" by Bruce Goldstein, it's a very easy read and very informative. I read it for my undergrad Sensory Processes and Perception course.
2006-11-21 07:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by caralynn5685 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The development of the senses-touching, seeing, hearing, smelling, and tasting.
2006-11-21 15:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by ht_butterfly27 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is developing that inner voice inside you that tells you good from evil wrong from right.
2006-11-21 15:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by elliepenelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋