Essays on Sensory Organs

Introduction

David Eagleman’s (2015) book entitled The Brain details scientific discoveries about the way the human brain processes information. The book details the ways in which one’s sensory capabilities and sensory processing activities formulates the way in which one interprets the external environment. It is the combination of sensory capabilities and the processing of sensory input that is largely responsible for the “reality” that one experiences (Eagleman, 2015). The external environment or what humanity would collectively call “reality” is not necessarily what truly exists. Reality may in fact be more subjective or internal than previously thought. Therefore, one ...

Introduction

Psychologists, human rights activists and the government continue to debate on the real effects of solitary confinement. Pre-existing evidence seems to suggest that any form of solitary confinement possesses significant effect on both the health and comfort of the prisoners, especially those with documented history of mental health disorders. Solitary quarantine has been recognized to cause psychological damage to the prisoners depending on the physical conditions of the prison and the resources that each prisoner is allowed to access and use. There is, however, a profound agreement by researchers that despite the variations on environmental factors surrounding a prisoner, ...

Research Methods and Empiricism

Empiricism is a theory of knowledge that uses our senses to obtain knowledge and emphasizes on experience and evidence obtained through sensory perception. Empiricism, in the philosophy of science emphasizes the scientific knowledge that has got evidence, especially those discovered through experiments. It is the fundamental part of the scientific method that gives an opportunity for the hypotheses and theories to be formulated against observation.

There are some of the research methods and designs that go in tandem with the theory of empiricism in that they involve the use of senses to obtain knowledge. First, there is the observation method ...