Sensation & perception / Jeremy M. Wolfe ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolfe, Jeremy M.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Senses and sensation.

Perception.

Physical Description:

xiii, 507 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Sensation and perception

Place of Publication:

Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [2012]

Summary:

This introductory undergraduate textbook is compiled by specialists in psychology, vision, dentistry, and hearing. Among the included topics are spatial vision from spots to stripes, the perception of color, attention and scene perception, hearing in the environment, spatial orientation and the vestibular system, and taste. Many color photographs and other illustrations are included, and there is an associated website. No dates are cited for earlier editions. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

First steps in vision : from light to neural signals

Spatial vision : from spots to stripes

Perceiving and recognizing objects

The perception of color

Space perception and binocular vision

Attention and scene perception

Motion perception

Hearing : physiology and psychoacoustics

Hearing in the environment

Music and speech perception

Spatial orientation and the vestibular system

Touch

Olfaction

Taste.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

087893572X

9780878935727

OCLC:

748941799

Publisher Number:

99949633013