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This text is intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in sensation and perception, sensory processes, perception and vision. With a new emphasis on establishing principles it provides an up-to-date account of the diverse research in the field while helping students place those facts in a meaningful context. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Good condition!Good deal!
Book was in good condition...save me a lot of $$$ on buying the new edition...

good info; bad presentation
Make no mistake; the author is clearly a smart man who knows what he is talking about.Unfortunately, this book does a horrible job with the overall presentation, making it difficult to understand.I have had several textbooks throughout college and I find this to be one of the most boring textbooks I have ever encountered.I only wish that the author would bring this book to someone to fix out the format and layout in order to make it a more interesting, understandable read.All textbooks give over tons of information; pick one that is not so incredibly boring.

Great book for a confusing topic
I took a sensations and perceptions psychology class last year, and suffice it to say, I was in over my head. My teacher did a horrible job at explaining things and his notes were even worse. When I got this book, I thought it was a god-send. Goldstein explained all the topics in such a clear and concise manner that I found myself wondering why I didn't understand it before. Turns out the topic wasn't so hard to understand, it just takes great talent to explain it in a good way. Fortunately, Goldstein has that talent. I learned so much from the book, which was also interesting to read.

I have had Dr. Goldstein for this class...
Even though I am an Architectural Studies at Pitt, I nevertheless found myself in Dr. Goldstein's Sensation and Perception class this summer. I think the book is excellent and truly conveys Dr. Goldstein's personality.He is a fun guy, and an expert on the subject.He shares many of his "tips" for understanding sensation and perception to those of you who aren't fortunate enough to hear him lecture.

Very well-written in REAL language, great diagrams.

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One of the few texts I saved from college
I have the 4th edition of this fine text, and it is a terrific reference.Any time I have a question about my senses, I turn to this book.If you've ever wondered how it is that you perceive sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch, this is really informative.It thoroughly describes the "input devices" (skin, eyes, ears, etc.) and how they interact with the CPU (brain).

If you don't need it for class, buy it used.If you do need it for class, don't sell it back for beer money. ... Read more

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Now available in paperback.  This revised and updated edition of the definitive resource for experimental psychology offers comprehensive coverage of the latest findings in the field, as well as the most recent contributions in methodology and the explosion of research in neuroscience. Volume One: Sensation and Perception focuses on sensory experience and complex learned perceptions through modalities such as vision, touch, smell, and hearing. ... Read more

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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. Each chapter ends with suggestions for further reading, and the final chapter draws together the material from the previous chapters, summarizing the broad principles described and outlining some major unresolved issues. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book is an accessible and up-to-date overview of the processes of human sensation and perception.It is an ideal introduction for pre-undergraduate and first year undergraduate students on courses in psychology, as well as neuroscience and biology. ... Read more

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Sensation and Perception focuses on those areas of Psychology which deal with the acquisition, processing and interpretation of information by the body's external and internal sense organs.Topics covered include: the fundamental processes of vision; modern computational theories of vision; the structure and function of the auditory system including the perception of loudness, pitch and tembre; the skin senses; the body senses; the chemical senses; the fundamental methods and findings of Psychophysics. ... Read more

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This Kindle edition delivers the highlights of a typical Introduction to Psychology college course in about 280 pages, providing the reader with links to psychology-related Websites and additional readings in the fields of scientific methodology, sensation and perception, motivation and emotion, cognition, the brain and its relation to behavior, learning andmemory, consciousness, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, intelligence, human development, stress and health, social psychology and deviance.
The author, Michael S. Swett, Ph.D. has taught college-level psychology courses since the Earth cooled. Over the past dozen years he has designed and administered ten online college credit courses for three institutions of higher learning as well as providing print- and online content for supplements and textbooks published by McGraw-Hill, Allyn & Bacon and Worth Publishers.He currently teaches psychology at Portland Community College and atthe University of California,Berkeley, Extension Onlinewhere his upper-division course:“Psychology of Communication”was awarded the “Meritorious Award for the Best College-Level Distance Course” for 2004 by the University Continuing Education Association.
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Customer Reviews (1)

He's not heavy, he's my brother!
I don't have a kindle...yet...so I haven't read the book.Full disclosure.But Mike is my brother and I'm pretty excited to have an author in the family.If his book is as interesting as he is, then download now.If you are considering taking an intro class at your local institution of higher learning, save yourself the hassle of driving, parking, schlepping to an overheated classroom with beat-up desks occupied by folks who are in there for the sole purpose of meeting their prerequisites (that was my experience), as well as the overheated cost of a ten-pound textbook, and download Mike's book instead.

Best regards from his sister, Nancy ... Read more

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This state-of-the-art handbook provides an authoritative overview of the field of perception, with special emphasis on new developments and trends.

• Surveys the entire field of perception, including vision, hearing, taste, olfaction, and cutaneous sensibility.
  
• Ideal for researchers and teachers looking for succinct, state-of-the-art overviews of areas outside their speciality, and for anyone wanting to know about current research and future trends.
  
• Uses a tutorial approach that results in a balanced description of topics.
  
• A 'Selected Readings' section points to general references that provide more detailed treatments of each topic; 'Additional Topics' provide references to important topics.
  
• Written by noted authorities in the field.
  
• Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more