Authors: George Mather
ISBN-13: 9781841696997, ISBN-10: 1841696994
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: February 2009
Edition: 2nd Edition
This comprehensive introduction to Sensation and Perception has been highly praised for its unique approach, which begins with the minor senses and progresses to vision.
The book begins with an introductory chapter on general physiological, perceptual and theoretical principles which gives the reader the conceptual tools to build a clear understanding of how we perceive the world. The next two chapters then flesh out basic topics such as transduction, receptive fields, and sensory adaptation via coverage of the minor senses (touch, balance, smell, and taste). Later chapters on hearing and vision build on these foundations. This approach allows students to thoroughly grasp the fundamental principles in relation to the relatively simple sensory systems before moving on to the more complex topics. Unlike other perception textbooks, this has a whole chapter on Individual Differences, which considers potential sources of difference such as age, sex, expertise and culture.
This full-color 2nd edition has been revised and updated to include:
The book includes a number of helpful textbook features, such as key terms, chapter summaries, and student and instructor supplementary resources. There are also 'Tutorial' sections in each chapter, which provide an opportunity for students to advance their studies by exploring supplementary information on recent or controversial developments. Further, over 700 references to original source material lead the interested reader into the specialist literature.
Foundations of Sensation and Perception provides students with a thorough analysis of our perceptual experience, how it relates to the physical properties of the world and how it is linked to the biological properties of the brain. It will be an invaluable resource for those studying psychology and neuroscience, enabling the reader to achieve a firm grasp of current knowledge concerning the complex processes that underlie our perception of the world.
Student Resources: Perception Student Learning Program
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Each chapter from Foundations of Sensation and Perception is condensed into a concise summary version, providing an effective set of revision notes. These notes also expand on and elucidate the book's content, with references to specific pages in the textbook. 'Must know' information is presented in a clear, accessible style, along with sections to stretch more advanced students. The notes also provide an integrative framework for a range of interactive multimedia materials and features, including:
Several demo chapters from the Perception Student Learning Program are available to view.
Instructor Resources
We offer web-based, password-protected resources free of charge to instructors who recommend Foundations of Sensation and Perception by George Mather. These resources include:
1 General principles 2
2 The chemical senses 42
3 The body senses 60
4 The physics and biology of audition 90
5 Perception of sound 128
6 The physics of vision - light and the eye 158
7 Visual physiology 196
8 Spatial vision 236
9 Shape and object perception 274
10 Depth perception 296
11 Visual motion perception 326
12 Color vision 358
13 Multisensory processing in perception 382
14 Individual differences in perception 398
References 421
Author index 441
Subject index 449