Sensation & perception
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 2nd edition of Sensation and Perception is an accessible introduction to the field of perception. It covers in detail the perc...
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2022
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Ausgabe: | 2nd Edition |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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 2nd 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 & PerceptionJohn Harris is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of ReadingJared Smith is Senior Research Fellow at the Population Health Research Institute of St George’s, University of London |
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Beschreibung: | PART I: Foundations and Investigative Techniques; Chapter 1: The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It; Chapter 2: Research Methods in Perception; PART II: Visual and Auditory Perception; Chapter 3: Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing; Chapter 4: Seeing in Colour; Chapter 5: Seeing Pattern and Motion; Chapter 6: Hearing; PART III: The Chemical Senses and Somatosensory Perception; Chapter 7: Taste and Smell; Chapter 8: Touch and Pain; Chapter 9: Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems; PART IV: Perceiving the World Around Us; Chapter 10: Visual and Auditory Localisation; Chapter 11: Perception and Action; Chapter 12: Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes; Chapter 13: Recognising Faces; Chapter 14: Attention and Awareness; PART V: Changes in Perception; Chapter 15: Changes in Perception Through the Life-span; Chapter 16: Pathologies of Perception |
Beschreibung: | xx, 561 Seiten Illustrationen |
ISBN: | 9781526467706 978-1-5264-6770-6 9781526467713 978-1-5264-6771-3 |