Sensation & Perception

Sensation & Perception

Third edition

Hardback (30 Mar 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why does the sky look blue? Why does sugar taste sweet? Can my dog hear the same things I hear? Sensation and Perception is written by experts in each of the five senses who have a passion and enthusiasm for conveying the excitement of this field to students. It is an introductory text that provides comprehensive descriptions of vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste. The text is student-friendly with useful anecdotes and full-colour illustrations throughout. It focuses on core areas to make the subject more manageable and accessible to students.

UPDATED RESEARCH THROUGHOUT
- Revised throughout to include the most recent research and theories
- New emphasis on clinical examples to motivate methodologies

FULLY REORGANISED
- The chapters have been reorganised and the content within chapters have been restructured to provide a better framework for study

EXPANDED WEBSITE
- New demonstrations and exercises have been added to the Companion Website

An Instructor's Resource Library CD-ROM is also available (978-0-87893-661-8)

Book information

ISBN: 9780878939688
Publisher: Sinauer Associates
Imprint: Sinauer Associates
Pub date:
Edition: Third edition
DEWEY: 612.8
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 507
Weight: 1661g
Height: 284mm
Width: 220mm
Spine width: 26mm