Psychology / Unit 4 Psych 0445 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Proprioception and Kinesthesia
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The idea
Proprioception is the sense of body position and kinesthesia is the sense of body movement, both from receptors in muscles and joints.
In practice
Touching a fingertip to the nose with eyes closed requires neither vision nor touch.
Where people slip
This sense is noticed almost only when it fails. Its absence is disabling in a way its presence never announces.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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