Foundations Of Perception

by Mather, George

• ISBN13: 9780863778353
• ISBN10: 0863778356
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-07
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

This clear and balanced introduction to perception examines all of the major and minor senses, including vision, hearing, touch, balance, taste, and smell. It provides the reader with a thorough analysis of our perceptual experience, how it relates to the physical properties of the world, and how it is linked to the biological properties of the brain.

Author Biography

George Mather is Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
General principles	2	(36)
Introduction	3	(1)
Classification of the senses	4	(1)
Methods used to study perception	5	(7)
General principles of sensation and perception	12	(11)
Chapter summary	23	(1)
Tutorials	24	(14)
The chemical senses	38	(16)
Introduction	39	(1)
Smell	39	(5)
Taste	44	(5)
Flavour	49	(1)
Evaluation	49	(1)
Chapter summary	50	(1)
Tutorials	51	(3)
The body senses	54	(26)
Introduction	55	(1)
The somatosensory system	55	(9)
The vestibular system	64	(10)
Chapter summary	74	(1)
Tutorials	75	(5)
The physics and biology of audition	80	(36)
Introduction	81	(1)
Sound as a physical stimulus	81	(9)
The physiology of the auditory system	90	(16)
Chapter summary	106	(1)
Tutorials	107	(9)
Perception of sound	116	(28)
Introduction	117	(1)
Loudness perception	118	(2)
Pitch perception	120	(7)
Auditory localisation	127	(3)
Speech perception	130	(4)
Auditory scene analysis	134	(2)
Hearing dysfunction	136	(3)
Chapter summary	139	(2)
Tutorials	141	(3)
The physics of vision---light and the eye	144	(34)
Introduction	145	(1)
What is light?	145	(4)
Some important properties of light	149	(6)
The eye	155	(12)
Chapter summary	167	(1)
Tutorials	168	(10)
Visual physiology	178	(36)
Introduction	179	(1)
The retina	179	(13)
The visual pathway	192	(4)
The visual cortex	196	(11)
Chapter summary	207	(1)
Tutorials	208	(6)
Spatial vision	214	(32)
Introduction	215	(1)
Fundamental functions	215	(11)
Representation at multiple spatial scales	226	(5)
Uses of spatial filters	231	(8)
Chapter summary	239	(1)
Tutorials	240	(6)
Shape and object perception	246	(24)
Introduction: The three-stage model	247	(1)
Shape representation	248	(6)
Object representation	254	(6)
Chapter summary	260	(1)
Tutorials	261	(9)
Depth perception	270	(26)
Introduction	271	(1)
The multiplicity of depth cues	271	(16)
Cue combination	287	(2)
Chapter summary	289	(1)
Tutorials	290	(6)
Visual motion perception	296	(28)
Introduction	297	(1)
Detecting movement	298	(8)
The integration of motion detector responses	306	(5)
Multiple processes in motion perception	311	(7)
Chapter summary	318	(1)
Tutorials	318	(6)
Colour vision	324	(18)
Introduction	325	(1)
Colour space	326	(1)
Colour mixture	327	(4)
Dual-process theory	331	(1)
Colour interactions	332	(3)
Colour deficiency	335	(2)
Chapter summary	337	(1)
Tutorials	338	(4)
Individual differences in perception	342	(23)
Introduction	343	(1)
Age	343	(6)
Sex	349	(2)
Culture	351	(3)
Expertise	354	(4)
Idiosyncratic individual differences	358	(1)
Chapter summary	359	(1)
Tutorials	360	(5)
References	365	(18)
Author index	383	(5)
Subject index	388