Foundations of Sensation and Perception: Second Edition

by Mather; George

• ISBN13: 9781841696997
• ISBN10: 1841696994
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-12-31
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The first edition of this comprehensive introduction to sensation and perception has been highly praised for its unique approach: it allows students to thoroughly grasp the fundamental principles in relation to the relatively simple sensory systems before moving on to the more complex topics.

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition	p. vii
Changes in the second edition	p. ix
General principles	p. 2
Introduction	p. 3
Classification of the senses	p. 4
Methods used to study perception	p. 5
General principles of sensation and perception	p. 12
Chapter summary	p. 25
Tutorials	p. 26
The chemical senses	p. 42
Introduction	p. 43
Smell	p. 43
Taste	p. 48
Flavor	p. 55
Evaluation	p. 55
Chapter summary	p. 56
Tutorials	p. 57
The body senses	p. 60
Introduction	p. 61
The somatosensory system	p. 61
The vestibular system	p. 72
Chapter summary	p. 83
Tutorials	p. 84
The physics and biology of audition	p. 90
Introduction	p. 91
Sound as a physical stimulus	p. 91
The physiology of the auditory system	p. 100
Chapter summary	p. 116
Tutorials	p. 119
Perception of sound	p. 128
Introduction	p. 129
Loudness perception	p. 129
Pitch perception	p. 132
Auditory localization	p. 139
Speech perception	p. 143
Auditory scene analysis	p. 148
Hearing dysfunction	p. 149
Chapter summary	p. 153
Tutorials	p. 154
The physics of vision-light and the eye	p. 158
Introduction	p. 159
What is light?	p. 159
Some important properties of light	p. 163
The eye	p. 169
Chapter summary	p. 183
Tutorials	p. 184
Visual physiology	p. 196
Introduction	p. 197
The retina	p. 198
The visual pathway	p. 211
The visual cortex	p. 215
Chapter summary	p. 228
Tutorials	p. 229
Spatial vision	p. 236
Introduction	p. 237
Fundamental functions	p. 237
Representation at multiple spatial scales	p. 249
Uses of spatial filters	p. 256
Chapter summary	p. 265
Tutorials	p. 266
Shape and object perception	p. 274
Introduction: The three-stage model	p. 275
Shape representation	p. 276
Object representation	p. 283
Scene perception	p. 289
Chapter summary	p. 290
Tutorials	p. 291
Depth perception	p. 296
Introduction	p. 297
The multiplicity of depth cues	p. 297
Cue combination	p. 315
Chapter summary	p. 317
Tutorials	p. 318
Visual motion perception	p. 326
Introduction	p. 327
Detecting movement	p. 328
The integration of motion detector responses	p. 336
Multiple process in motion perception	p. 342
Chapter summary	p. 350
Tutorials	p. 351
Color vision	p. 358
Introduction	p. 359
Color space	p. 359
Color mixture	p. 360
Dual-process theory	p. 368
Color interactions	p. 369
Color deficiency	p. 374
Chapter summary	p. 377
Tutorials	p. 378
Multisensory processing in perception	p. 382
Introduction	p. 383
Multisensory processing	p. 384
Synesthesia	p. 388
Chapter summary	p. 390
Tutorials	p. 391
Individual differences in perception	p. 398
Introduction	p. 399
Age	p. 399
Sex	p. 404
Culture	p. 407
Expertise	p. 411
Idiosyncratic individual differences	p. 414
Chapter summary	p. 415
Tutorials	p. 417
References	p. 421
Author index	p. 441
Subject index	p. 449
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