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Knowing the World Around Us — Syllabus

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Psychology

What Knowing the World Around Us covers in Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Psychology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Psychology · 2026-27

Topics in Knowing the World Around Us

1

Sense Organs and Stimuli

  • Humans have seven sense organs that detect ten different types of stimuli.
  • Five external senses: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch (including warmth, cold, and pain).
  • Two deep senses: kinesthetic (body position and movement) and vestibular (balance and head position).
2

Vision and the Eye

  • Vision is the most dominant sense, using about 90% of sensory input.
  • The eye's adequate stimulus is light (400–750 nm wavelength).
  • Main parts: cornea, iris, lens, retina.
3

Hearing and the Ear

  • Audition is the second most used sense after vision.
  • Sound is caused by pressure waves in the air with two properties: frequency (pitch) and amplitude (loudness).
  • Three parts of the ear: outer (pinna, auditory canal), middle (eardrum, ossicles), inner (cochlea, hair cells).
4

Skin, Taste, Smell, and Deep Senses

  • Skin is the largest sense organ — detects touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
  • Meissner corpuscles detect touch; free nerve endings detect pain and temperature.
  • Taste has four primary types: sweet, sour, salty, bitter — detected by taste buds on the tongue.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Sensory Perception and Consciousness

Sense OrgansStimuli and Sensory ProcessingVisionAuditionCutaneous SensesGustation (Taste)Olfaction (Smell)Deep Senses

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What are the important topics in Knowing the World Around Us for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Psychology?
Key topics in Knowing the World Around Us include Sense Organs and Stimuli, Vision and the Eye, Hearing and the Ear, Skin, Taste, Smell, and Deep Senses. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 board exam.
How should I revise Knowing the World Around Us for the Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 board exam?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 40 practice questions on Knowing the World Around Us. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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