BTW, playing around with ways to replicate this effect is fun in undergrad labs in social, S&P, etc. Gary
GPeterson SVSU Gary's iPad On Mar 2, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Carol DeVolder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > One of the reasons I posted the link about the third arm is because it > relates to the idea of pain perception. The conversation is beginning to turn > toward the idea of phantom pain as well as psychosociocultural differences in > pain perception and tolerance. The third arm article demonstrates how we can > trick our brain into perceiving that we are being touched. So much so that > some participants actually flinched when a sharp blade was brought toward the > prosthetic third arm. One of my coworkers told me about a guy who had every > inch of his penis tatooed like a snake (sorry if you're squeamish) and I > thought it was the pinnacle of examples of differences in motivation, > tolerance, personality factors, cultural factors, and whatever else > influences one's ability to endure pain. > Carol > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > This e-mail might be confidential, so please don't share it. > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=9137 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-9137-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9138 or send a blank email to leave-9138-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
