All of the following are a special sense EXCEPT ________.

A) taste
B) smell
C) touch
D) hearing

All of the other options (taste, smell, hearing) are examples of special senses, which are senses that are specialized to detect specific types of stimuli (such as chemicals for taste and odor or sound waves for hearing). Touch, on the other hand, is considered a somatic sense, which encompasses sensations such as pressure, temperature, and pain that are detected by receptors in the skin and other tissues.