Also called proprioceptive sense, proprioception is the sense of body movement and position. This sense come from stimulation of proproceptors in the muscle, tendons and joints in the skeletal/muscular system and also the vestibular receptors in the inner ear. Even without visual clues, Proprioception enables the body to determine its spatial orientation.
PROPRIOCEPTION: "Max's prproception was excellent. He simple could not lose his balance."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PROPRIOCEPTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/proprioception/ (accessed September 16, 2021).
