Seeing and reading this sentence may seem like a no brainer--but your perception is just a tiny part of what is happening in your brain and body right now (both are much busier than you might think). SENSATION AND PERCEPTION has helped many readers understand the ties between how we sense the world and how the body interprets these senses. A key strength of this book has always been the ability to illustrate concepts through examples and visuals. Dr. Goldstein walks you through an intriguing journey of the senses, combining clear writing, his extensive classroom experience, and innovative research to create a visual, colorful book. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
New to This Edition: The “Scientists at Work” feature looks at an important discovery and explains the process of experimentation and hypothesis testing. “Questions to Contemplate” are a series of questions that appear at the ...
Interactive Sensation Laboratory Exercises (ISLE) provide simulations of experiments and neurological processes to engage readers with the phenomena covered in the text and give them a deeper understanding of key concepts.
Piqueras-Fiszman, B., Alcaide, J., Roura, E., & Spence, C. (2012). Is it the plate or is it the food? Assessing the influence of ... Plack, C. J., Barker, D., & Prendergast, G. (2014). Perceptual consequences of “hidden” hearing loss.
This third edition maintains the standard for clarity and accessibility combined with rigor which was set in previous editions, making it suitable for a wide range of students.
Assuming no prior knowledge, this book is an accessible and up-to-date overview of the processes of human sensation and perception.
Assuming no prior knowledge, this book is an accessible and up-to-date overview of the processes of human sensation and perception.
That question was of great interest to Eleanor J. Gibson (1910–2002), who was married to James J. Gibson (remember his direct perception approach). In classic studies, Eleanor Gibson and Richard Walk (1960) studied depth perception with ...
E. Bruce Goldstein's SENSATION AND PERCEPTION, the best-seller which has helped over 150,000 students understand the ties between how we sense the world and how the body interprets these senses,...
Pelphrey, K. A., Mitchell, T. V., McKeown, M. j., Goldstein,j., Allison, T., 69' McCarthy, G. (2003). Brain activity evoked by the perception ofhuman walking: Controlling for meaningful coherent motion.journal ofNeuroscience, 23, ...
This book combines sensation and perception with all biological-sensory aspects of perception with all biological-sensory aspects of perception covered from an evolutionary point of view. It raises the key question:...