Psychology: An International Discipline in Context
- ISBN-10
- 0170270092
- ISBN-13
- 9780170270090
- Series
- Psychology
- Category
- Ethnopsychology
- Pages
- 1011
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- Lynne Cohen
Description
Linkages to further learning; Talking points; Chapter 4: Sensation ; Sensory systems; Linkages: Sensation and biological aspects of psychology; Hearing; Vision; The chemical senses: Smell and taste; Cutaneous senses and the vestibular system; Thinking critically: Does acupuncture relieve pain?; Focus on research methods: The case of the mysterious spells ; Linkages; Summary; Linkages to further learning; Talking points; Chapter 5: Perception ; The perception paradox; Three approache s to perception; Psychophysics; Thinking critically: Can subliminal stimuli influence your behaviour?
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