Sensation and Perception (5th)

by Coren, Stanley; Ward, Lawrence M.; Enns, James T.

• ISBN13: 9780155080508
• ISBN10: 0155080504
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This highly acclaimed book provides a theoretically balanced introduction to the study of basic physiology and sensory responses. The authors survey a broad range of topics and present different theories and perspectives in controversial areas. * Demonstrations allow the reader to experience many of the perceptual phenomena firsthand using common household items or illustrations in the book. * Describes natural instances of perceptual phenomena to bring the subject matter to life.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Sensation and Perception	1	(14)
Aspects of the Perceptual Process	8	(2)
Theories of Perception	10	(1)
The Plan of the Book	11	(2)
Chapter Summary	13	(2)
Psychophysics	15	(35)
Detection	16	(8)
Discrimination	24	(8)
Identification	32	(5)
Scaling	37	(11)
Chapter Summary	48	(2)
The Visual System	50	(35)
Light	50	(1)
The Structure of the Eye	51	(10)
Neural Responses to Light	61	(4)
The Visual Pathways	65	(6)
The Primary Visual Cortex	71	(6)
Multiple Parallel Pathways	77	(5)
The Problem of Visual Unity	82	(1)
Chapter Summary	83	(2)
Brightness and Spatial Frequency	85	(35)
Photometric Units	85	(3)
Factors in Brightness Perception	88	(7)
Visual Acuity	95	(4)
Spatial Frequency Analysis	99	(10)
Spatial Context Effects	109	(5)
Temporal Context Effects	114	(2)
Darkness Versus Brightness Perception	116	(2)
Chapter Summary	118	(2)
Color	120	(31)
Color Stimulus	121	(11)
The Physiology of Color Vision	132	(11)
Color Perception	143	(5)
Chapter Summary	148	(3)
The Auditory System	151	(27)
Sound	151	(5)
The Structure of the Ear	156	(11)
Electrical Activity of the Auditory Nerve	167	(4)
The Auditory Pathways	171	(4)
The Auditory Cortex	175	(2)
Chapter Summary	177	(1)
Hearing	178	(32)
Detection of Sounds	178	(16)
Subjective Dimensions of Sounds	194	(12)
Auditory Scene Analysis	206	(2)
Chapter Summary	208	(2)
Taste, Smell, Touch, and Pain	210	(41)
Taste	210	(8)
Smell	218	(8)
Touch	226	(14)
Pain	240	(8)
Chapter Summary	248	(3)
Space	251	(33)
Types of Depth Perception	251	(2)
Pictorial Depth Cues	253	(9)
Physiological Cues for Depth	262	(2)
Motion and Motion Parallax	264	(1)
Binocular Depth Perception	265	(9)
Interaction of Depth Cues	274	(2)
Perception of Direction	276	(3)
Development of Space Perception	279	(3)
Chapter Summary	282	(2)
Form	284	(38)
The Problem of Visual Form Perception	284	(3)
Contour Perception	287	(5)
Feature Extraction	292	(3)
Perceptual Organization	295	(14)
Object Recognition and Identification	309	(6)
Theories of Object Identification	315	(5)
Chapter Summary	320	(2)
The Constancies	322	(25)
The Task of Perception	323	(1)
Perceptual Constancies	324	(1)
Size Constancy	325	(11)
Shape Constancy	336	(3)
Lightness or Whiteness Constancy	339	(3)
Color or Hue Constancy	342	(2)
Other Constancies	344	(1)
Chapter Summary	345	(2)
Speech and Music	347	(32)
Music	347	(10)
Speech	357	(19)
Chapter Summary	376	(3)
Time	379	(24)
The Importance of Time to Perception	379	(6)
Temporal Properties of the Visual System	385	(6)
Perceptual Organization Over Time	391	(2)
The Perception of the Passage of Time	393	(9)
Chapter Summary	402	(1)
Motion	403	(32)
What Is the Purpose of Motion Perception?	404	(1)
Physiological Basis for Motion Perception	405	(6)
Stimulus Factors in Motion Perception	411	(3)
Eye Movements and Motion Perception	414	(5)
Real Versus Apparent Motion	419	(5)
Integration of Low-Level Motion Signals Into High-Level Percepts	424	(6)
A Sense of Balance	430	(3)
Chapter Summary	433	(2)
Attention	435	(34)
Varieties of Attention	435	(2)
Orienting	437	(8)
Filtering	445	(6)
Searching	451	(10)
Preparing	461	(3)
Theories of Attention	464	(2)
Chapter Summary	466	(3)
Development	469	(30)
Development of the Nervous System	470	(3)
Perception in Infants	473	(12)
Perceptual Change Through Childhood	485	(6)
Perceptual Change in Adults	491	(6)
Chapter Summary	497	(2)
Learning and Experience	499	(33)
Experience and Development	500	(7)
Sensory-Motor Learning	507	(1)
Perceptual Rearrangement	508	(5)
Context and Meaning	513	(6)
Environmental and Life History Differences	519	(11)
Chapter Summary	530	(2)
Individual Differences	532	(19)
Physiological Differences	533	(8)
Sex Differences	541	(6)
Personality and Cognitive Style Differences	547	(2)
Chapter Summary	549	(2)
Appendix Primer of Neurophysiology	551	(8)
Neurons and the Nervous System	551	(1)
The Nature of Neural Activity	552	(2)
Techniques to Measure Neural Function	554	(5)
Glossary	559	(19)
References	578	(59)
Author Index	637	(10)
Subject Index	647	(10)
Literary Permissions	657	(2)
Photo Permissions	659