"Human sensory and perceptual experience is emphasized, and neuroscientific underpinnings of experience introduced. Chapters are written by experts in each of the sensory systems and integrate current findings in active areas of research. The text provides comprehensive treatment of higher perceptual functions (attention, music, language). Sensory systems including vision, audition, spatial orientation, the vestibular system, taste, and olfaction"--
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 ...
This fully updated 2nd edition of Sensation and Perception 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.
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 ...
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.
Written by acclaimed researcher and teacher Steven Yantis, Sensation and Perception shows students how scientists investigate and understand sensory and perceptual phenomena today.
Examines how the human brain receives, processes, and comprehends information through the five senses.
A key strength of this book has always been the ability to illustrate concepts through examples and visuals.
This cutting edge text presents both a cognitive and neurocognitive perspective of modern sensation and perception, connecting concepts to real-world applications to provide the reader with a deeper theoretical understanding.
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.
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,...