This assignment called for me to pick three out of four sensory experiments to conduct and then record my reaction to each experiment. The three experiments I chose to conduct are number one- the sandpaper experiment, number three- the index cards and flashlight experiment and number four- the water in bowls experiment. While conducting each of these three experiments I was surprised by the results of each of them.
Experiment Number One: I rubbed my finger on the piece of coarse sandpaper and it felt very hard to my finger. After the two minute wait, I rubbed the same finger over the sand paper and found it to be softer than it felt the first time I ran my finger over it. The coarseness of the paper felt completely different the second time I ran my finger over it. I believe this is due to fact that I did rub the sandpaper with the same finger which was already desensitized by the first time I rubbed it on the sandpaper. This experiment is a sensory adaptation of touch in......
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