Do humans have good senses?

Question

My psychology teacher told our class that humans have very good senses, and that we have very low absolute thresholds, which means we can detect some stuff very easily. He also said that humans can smell a wider variety of scents that dogs, but dogs can differentiate between smells much more than humans. Is he correct?

He said it was a urban myth that humans don't have really good senses, and that humans actually have excellent senses. Is he correct?

Answer 1

Unlike most teachers he is correct.



That's why humans are on top of the heap species wise.



Apart from the 6 senses there is also those of intuition and instinct.

Go with you gut feeling and you will be right most of the time.

Answer 2

yes, I forget the measurement but it takes very little pressure on our skin for us to recognize the feeling on our body. I think humans have a much finer, and sophisticated array of senses. Also it's important to say that whatever stimuli our nerves are reacting to, it is ultimately our strong brain that puts meaning to them. Take eyes for example, arguably our primary sense. Dogs have a wider view than us, they take in a panoramic view, better to take in the big picture, but they are color blind. We on the other hand see in color, have better depth perception, even if our field of vision is more narrow.

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

my pysc prof said similar things. The thing with dogs is, their first few weeks of life, they are blind, and therefore learn to develop their other senses. So we could have better senses... we are just not as good at using them, without training.