| Description |
xxii, 194 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Foundations of psychology. Cognitive psychology |
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Foundations of psychology (Routledge (Firm))
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| Contents |
Sensory receptors -- Sensory pathways and cortical processing -- Sensory physiology -- Psychophysics -- Perception as information processing -- Population codes in perception -- Perceptual inference -- Multi-sensory processing -- Consciousness and perception -- Summary |
| Summary |
The study of Sensation and Perception looks at how we acquire, process and interpret information about the outside world. By describing key ideas from first principles, this straightforward introduction provides easy access to the basic concepts in the subject and incorporates the most recent advances with useful historical background. The text takes a uniquely integrative approach, highlighting fundamental findings that apply across all the senses - including vision, hearing, touch, pain, balance, smell and taste - rather than considering each sense in isolation. Several pedagogical features help students to engage with the material. Key Term and Key Concept boxes describe technical terms and concepts whilst Question boxes relate the material to everyday questions about perception |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available in print edition |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Subject |
Perception.
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Senses and sensation.
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| LC no. |
2010050312 |
| ISBN |
0415581818 (paperback) |
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0415615143 (hardcover) |
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9780415581813 (paperback) |
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9780415615143 (hardcover) |
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