PART I: Foundations and Investigative Techniques Chapter 1: The Nature of Perception, and Some Ways of Investigating It Chapter 2: Research Methods in Perception PART II: Visual and Auditory Perception Chapter 3: Mechanisms of Early and Middle Visual Processing Chapter 4: Seeing in Colour Chapter 5: Seeing Pattern and Motion Chapter 6: Hearing PART III: The Chemical Senses and Somatosensory Perception Chapter 7: Taste and Smell Chapter 8: Touch and Pain Chapter 9: Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems PART IV: Perceiving the World Around Us Chapter 10: Visual and Auditory Localisation Chapter 11: Perception and Action Chapter 12: Eye Movements and Perception of Natural Scenes Chapter 13: Recognising FacesChapter 14: Attention and Awareness PART V: Changes in Perception Chapter 15: Changes in Perception Through the Life-spanChapter 16: Pathologies of Perception
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Is the human eye like a camera? What makes your ears "pop" on a plane? Why did women in the Middle Ages put belladonna into their eyes? This fully updated 2nd edition of Sensation and Perception is an accessible introduction to the field of perception. It covers in detail the perceptual processes related to vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and pain, as well as the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. From seeing in colour to pathologies of perception, and from recognising faces to research methods, this textbook is essential reading for any student of perception. New material includes: · "Applications" features connect key content to real-life contexts · Thinking Critically feature pushes students beyond the basics · End-of-chapter essay questions · An entirely new chapter on Action & Perception John Harris is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Reading Jared Smith is Senior Research Fellow at the Population Health Research Institute of St George"s, University of London, This fully updated 2nd edition of Sensation and Perception covers in detail the perceptual processes related to vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and pain as well as the vestibular and proprioceptive systems., Is the human eye like a camera? What makes your ears "pop" on a plane? Why did women in the Middle Ages put belladonna into their eyes? This fully updated 2nd edition of Sensation and Perception is an accessible introduction to the field of perception. It covers in detail the perceptual processes related to vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and pain, as well as the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. From seeing in colour to pathologies of perception, and from recognising faces to research methods, this textbook is essential reading for any student of perception.

Sensation and Perception covers in detail the perceptual processes related to vision and hearing, taste and smell, touch and pain as well as the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. Individual chapters cover separate topics including the fast-developing areas of perception of emotions and attractiveness and recognition of faces, plus newer topics not seen regularly in other textbooks, for example changes in perception throughout the lifespan and pathologies of perception.