Sensation and Perception
eBook - ePub

Sensation and Perception

  1. 584 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sensation and Perception

About this book

Is the human eye like a camera? What makes your ears 'pop' on a plane? Why did women in the Middle Ages put belladonna into their eyes?

This fully updated 2 nd edition of Sensation and Perception is an accessible introduction to the field of perception. It covers in detail the perceptual processes related to vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and pain, as well as the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. From seeing in colour to pathologies of perception, and from recognising faces to research methods, this textbook is essential reading for any student of perception.

New material includes:

· 'Applications' features connect key content to real-life contexts

· Thinking Critically feature pushes students beyond the basics

· End-of-chapter essay questions

· An entirely new chapter on Action & Perception John Harris is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Reading
Jared Smith is Senior Research Fellow at thePopulation Health Research Institute of St George's, University of London

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781526467706
eBook ISBN
9781526467737
Edition
2
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
History & Theory in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Online resources
  9. About The Authors
  10. Preface
  11. How to Use the Book
  12. Part I Foundations and Investigative Techniques
  13. 1 The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating it
  14. 2 Research Methods in Perception
  15. Part II Visual and Auditory Perception
  16. 3 Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing
  17. 4 Seeing in Colour
  18. 5 Seeing Pattern and Motion
  19. 6 Hearing
  20. Part III The Chemical Senses and Somatosensory Perception
  21. 7 Taste and Smell
  22. 8 Touch and Pain
  23. 9 Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems
  24. Part IV Perceiving the World Around us
  25. 10 Visual and Auditory Localisation
  26. 11 Perception and Action
  27. 12 Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes
  28. 13 Recognising Faces
  29. 14 Attention and Awareness
  30. Part V Changes in Perception
  31. 15 Changes in Perception Through the Life-Span
  32. 16 Pathologies of Perception
  33. References
  34. Index