Sensation & Perception

by Wolfe, Jeremy M.

• ISBN13: 9780878939534
• ISBN10: 0878939539
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-17
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc

Summary

Written by experts in each of the five senses who have an enthusiasm for conveying the excitement of this field to students, this introductory text provides comprehensive descriptions of vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste. The second edition has been revised to include the most up-to-date research and theories, and new coverage of key topics.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 2
The first steps in vision : seeing stars	p. 28
Spatial vision : from stars to stripes	p. 50
Perceiving and recognizing objects	p. 78
The perception of color	p. 104
Space perception and binocular vision	p. 132
Motion perception	p. 168
Attention and scene perception	p. 188
Hearing : physiology and psychoacoustics	p. 218
Hearing in the environment	p. 248
Music and speech perception	p. 274
Touch	p. 298
Olfaction	p. 330
Taste	p. 360
Spatial orientation and the vestibular system	p. 384
Glossary	p. 417
References	p. 433
Photo credits	p. 447
Index	p. 449
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