Answer to Question #238627 in Psychology for Thewilly

Question

The most commonly known and labeled senses are sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Considering this, please address the following
Do you think that there may be senses which do not necessarily receive information only from the environment, but rather from within us as well? (For example, how do you sense that you are hungry? If you hold your breath, which sense ‘senses’ that you need air? How do you sense the need for belonging?)
If you think that we may have more senses than the 5 noted above, would you provide your opinion on why you think the dominant scientific community may not have considered more than the typical 5 senses? If you wish, you may use other references to strengthen or support your discussion.
How does a “definition” (example, how we define the 5 senses) help or hinder us in knowing the parameters of a concept, think about a concept’s potential for expansion, or keep a concept within known boundaries?
Do you think that the definition of sensation needs to be expanded? Why?

Answer 1

According to livescience, that there are more senses, one of them is called proprioception, this

sense deals with the brain and how it understands our bodies needs, however “Proprioception

includes the sense of movement and position of our limbs and muscles.”

This sense enables us to touch with our hands/fingertips right to the very tip of our nose. This

can be done with our eyes closed.

A research was conducted by the National institutes of Health (NIH). This research found out

that people who have poor proprioception particularly through mechanosensation.

I do think that we may have inactive senses that we have no clue about, how I think it that is, is

because upon my research I found that we could have between 14 – 20 according to Philip

Perry in may 2019 .

Honestly I think we should keep with the 5 main senses but, I would think having it expanded

would be confusing to all of us, however learning all our senses could help us with life in more

advanced age (such as the technological future that is upon us as we write this) as we know it

we could have more than just over 14-20 senses, we could have more when we are more

technologically advanced. My reason why I think we should stick with the 5 main senses as

these senses we have today is for life, although it would be cool to read other peoples minds,