2. Identify and describe at least three (3) factors contributing to the accuracy of sensory data. The sensory data is our senses, namely hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting, smelling, and feeling of motion, gravity and movement. “All this information from our senses is collected in the brain, then organized and used for all of our activities” (Kirby/Goodpaster, 2007), our senses do not operate effectively when we are drowsy, sick or tired. The world is not always what it seems on the surface and therefore our perception becomes misconstrued sometimes. We see this certain factors in life like sleep deprivation, sickness, and when we are exhausted. This skew the accuracy of our sensory perceptions temporarily, but in many cases they are accurate and the information provided us by senses is important in grounding our thinking. There are also other cases where what we think we see is not really what it is, “habits, interests, and biases, focuses and thus limits our perceptions.” (Kirby & Goodpaster, 2007, pg. 56.) There are many things that can cause an impact to the accuracy of sensory data. The three factors which can contribute to the accuracy of sensory data either positively or negatively are food, drugs and sleep. The first and the most important one is food. The human brain like other body parts needs energy in order to function properly in order to allow our senses to work well. Our brain serves as the seat of human consciousness and therefore stores our memories, helps us to feel emotions, and gives us our personalities. Eating right food with enough protein, sugars and vitamins especially starches will make our brain function very well. Without the good nutrition our brain will lack the necessary energy needed and as result will strongly affect our sensory data. “Without adequate nutrients, intellectual impairment