Sensation and Perception

• Main Authors: Yantis, Steven (Author), Abrams, Richard A. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Worth Publishers, Macmillan Learning 2017; ©2017, 2014
• Edition: Second edition
• Subjects: Senses and sensation; Perception; Visual perception; Auditory perception
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Like no other text, this accessible textbook expertly introduces students to how we sense and perceive the world around us. Using clear and detailed explanations and highly effective illustrations the text illuminates the connections between mind, brain, and behaviour in the realm of sensation and p...

Table of Contents:

• Foundations
• Light and the eyes
• The visual brain
• Recognizing visual objects
• Perceiving color
• Perceiving depth
• Perceiving motion
• Perception for action
• Attention and awareness
• Sound and the ears
• The auditory brain and perceiving auditory scenes
• Perceiving speech and music
• The body senses
• Olfaction : perceiving odors
• Gustation : perceiving tastes and flavors
• Appendix. Noise and signal detection theory.