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eBook Details:

• Full title: Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition
• Edition: 11th
• Copyright year: 2022
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Author: E. Bruce Goldstein; Laura Cacciamani
• ISBN: 9780357446591, 9780357446591
• Format: PDF

Description of Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition:

Packed with captivating examples and visuals that bring chapter concepts to life, Goldstein/Cacciamani’s SENSATION AND PERCEPTION, 11e equips you with a thorough understanding of perceptual research and how the results of this research relate to everyday experiences. The authors take you on an intriguing journey through the senses with both clarity and thoroughness, drawing from their extensive classroom experience and innovative research to create a visual, colorful text. Reflecting the latest developments from the field, the 11th edition has been thoroughly updated throughout with cutting-edge research. In addition, approximately 85 new full-color figures help deepen your understanding of key concepts.Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Table of Contents of Sensation and Perception, 11th Edition PDF ebook:

DedicationAbout the AuthorsBrief ContentsContentsMethodsDemonstrationsPrefaceChapter 1: Introduction to Perception1.1: Why Read This Book?1.2: Why Is This Book Titled1.3: The Perceptual Process1.4: Studying the Perceptual Process1.5: Measuring PerceptionSomething to Consider: Why Is the Difference Between Physical and Perceptual Important?Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Sensory Physiology2.1: Electrical Signals in Neurons2.2: Sensory Coding: How Neurons Represent Information2.3: Zooming Out: Representation in the BrainSomething to Consider: The Mind-Body ProblemChapter 3: The Eye and Retina3.1: Light, the Eye, and the Visual Receptors3.2: Focusing Light Onto the Retina3.3: Photoreceptor Processes3.4: What Happens as Signals Travel Through the RetinaSomething to Consider: Early Events Are PowerfulChapter 4: The Visual Cortex and Beyond4.1: From Retina to Visual Cortex4.2: The Role of Feature Detectors in Perception4.3: Spatial Organization in the Visual Cortex4.4: Beyond the Visual Cortex4.5: Higher-Level NeuronsSomething to Consider: “Flexible” Receptive FieldsChapter 5: Perceiving Objects and Scenes5.1: Why Is It So Difficult to Design a Perceiving Machine?5.2: Perceptual Organization5.3: Recognition by Components5.4: Perceiving Scenes and Objects in Scenes5.5: Connecting Neural Activity and Object/Scene PerceptionSomething to Consider: The Puzzle of FacesChapter 6: Visual Attention6.1: What Is Attention?6.2: The Diversity of Attention Research6.3: What Happens When We Scan a Scene by Moving Our Eyes?6.4: Things That Influence Visual Scanning6.5: The Benefits of Attention6.6: The Physiology of Attention6.7: What Happens When We Don’t Attend?6.8: Distraction by Smartphones6.9: Disorders of Attention: Spatial Neglect and ExtinctionSomething to Consider: Focusing Attention by MeditatingChapter 7: Taking Action7.1: The Ecological Approach to Perception7.2: Staying on Course: Walking and Driving7.3: Finding Your Way Through the Environment7.4: Interacting With Objects: Reaching, Grasping, and Lifting7.5: Observing Other People’s Actions7.6: Action-Based Accounts of PerceptionSomething to Consider: Prediction is EverywhereChapter 8: Perceiving Motion8.1: Functions of Motion Perception8.2: Studying Motion Perception8.3: The Ecological Approach to Motion Perception8.4: The Corollary Discharge and Motion Perception8.5: The Reichardt Detector8.6: Single-Neuron Responses to Motion8.7: Beyond Single-Neuron Responses to Motion8.8: Motion and the Human Body8.9: Motion Responses to Still PicturesSomething to Consider: Motion, Motion, and More MotionChapter 9: Perceiving Color9.1: Functions of Color Perception9.2: Color and Light9.3: Perceptual Dimensions of Color9.4: The Trichromacy of Color Vision9.5: The Opponency of Color Vision9.6: Color Areas in the Cortex9.7: Color in the World: Beyond WavelengthSomething to Consider: We Perceive Color From Colorless WavelengthsChapter 10: Perceiving Depth and Size10.1: Perceiving Depth10.2: Oculomotor Cues10.3: Monocular Cues10.4: Binocular Depth Information10.5: The Physiology of Binocular Depth Perception10.6: Depth Information Across Species10.7: Perceiving Size10.8: Illusions of Depth and SizeSomething to Consider: The Changing MoonChapter 11: Hearing11.1: Physical Aspects of Sound11.2: Perceptual Aspects of Sound11.3: From Pressure Changes to Electrical Signals11.4: How Frequency Is Represented in the Auditory Nerve11.5: The Physiology of Pitch Perception: The Cochlea11.6: The Physiology of Pitch Perception: The Brain11.7: Hearing LossSomething to Consider: Explaining Sound to an 11-Year OldChapter 12: Hearing in the Environment12.1: Sound Source Localization12.2: The Physiology of Auditory Localization12.3: Hearing Inside Rooms12.4: Auditory Scene AnalysisSomething to Consider: Interactions Between Hearing and VisionChapter 13: Perceiving Music13.1: What Is Music?13.2: Does Music Have an Adaptive Function?13.3: Outcomes of Music13.4: Musical Timing13.5: Hearing Melodies13.6: Creating EmotionsSomething to Consider: Comparing Music and Language Mechanisms in the Brain13.7: Coda: Music Is “Special”Chapter 14: Perceiving Speech14.1: The Speech Stimulus14.2: Variability of the Acoustic Signal14.3: Some History: The Motor Theory of Speech Perception14.4: Information for Speech Perception14.5: Speech Perception in Difficult Circumstances14.6: Speech Perception and the BrainSomething to Consider: Cochlear ImplantsChapter 15: The Cutaneous Senses15.1: Overview of the Cutaneous System15.2: Perceiving Details15.3: Perceiving Vibration and Texture15.4: Perceiving Objects15.5: Social Touch15.6: The Gate Control Model of Pain15.7: Top-Down Processes15.8: The Brain and Pain15.9: Social Aspects of PainSomething to Consider: Plasticity and the BrainChapter 16: The Chemical Senses16.1: Some Properties of the Chemical Senses16.2: Taste Quality16.3: The Neural Code for Taste Quality16.4: Individual Differences in Taste16.5: The Importance of Olfaction16.6: Olfactory Abilities16.7: Analyzing Odorants: The Mucosa and Olfactory Bulb16.8: Representing Odors in the Cortex16.9: The Perception of FlavorSomething to Consider: The Community of the SensesAppendix A: The Difference ThresholdAppendix B: Magnitude Estimation and the Power FunctionAppendix C: The Signal Detection ApproachGlossaryReferencesName IndexSubject Index