I assume you mean the third arm and not the tattoo! ;-)
On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Gerald Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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]> > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=9137> > 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> > 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=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=9138 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-9138-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- 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=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9139 or send a blank email to leave-9139-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
