Social psychology of visual perception / edited by Emily Balcetis and G. Daniel Lassiter.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Balcetis, Emily.
• Lassiter, G. Daniel, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Social psychology.
• Visual perception.
• Motivation (Psychology).
• Cognitive neuroscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume takes a contemporary and novel look at how people see the world around them. We generally believe we see our surroundings and everything in it with complete accuracy. However, as the contributions to this volume argue, this assumption is wrong: people's view of their world is cloudy at best. Social Psychology of Visual Perception is a thorough examination of the nature and determinants of visual perception, which integrates work on social psychology and vision. It is the first broad-based volume to integrate specific sub-areas into the study of vision, including

Contents:

• section 1. Motivation and the social psychology of visual perception
• section 2. Neuroscience and the social psychology of visual perception
• section 3. Ecological approach to the social psychology of visual perception.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1-136-94552-0
• 1-136-94553-9
• 1-282-58615-7
• 9786612586156
• 0-203-84804-7

OCLC:

645627213