Perception Books

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21. Relational Psychophysics in Humans and Animals

    A Comparative-Developmental Approach

    By Viktor Sarris

    Relational Psychophysics in Humans and Animals offers a comprehensive and integrated overview of the often fragmented field of psychophysics. It introduces key concepts in psychophysics and clearly summarises and illustrates the central issues through telling examples. It combines empirical...

    Published May 10th 2006 by Psychology Press
22. Measurement and Representation of Sensations

    Edited by Hans Colonius, Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov

    Series: Scientific Psychology Series

    Measurement and Representation of Sensations offers a glimpse into the most sophisticated current mathematical approaches to psychophysical problems. In this book, editors Hans Colonius and Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov, top scholars in the field, present a broad spectrum of innovative approaches and...

    Published February 13th 2006 by Psychology Press
23. The Geometries of Visual Space

    By Mark Wagner

    When most people think of space, they think of physical space. However, visual space concerns space as consciously experienced, and it is studied through subjective measures, such as asking people to use numbers to estimate perceived distances, areas, angles, or volumes. This book explores the...

    Published January 19th 2006 by Psychology Press
24. Foundations of Perception

    By George Mather, George Mather

    This clear and balanced introduction to perception examines all the major and minor senses, including vision, hearing, touch, balance, taste and smell. It provides the reader with a thorough analysis of our perceptual experience, how it relates to the physical properties of the world and how...

    Published January 18th 2006 by Psychology Press
25. Neuropsychology of Art

    Neurological, Cognitive and Evolutionary Perspectives

    By Dahlia W. Zaidel

    Series: Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

    The significance of art in human existence has long been a source of puzzlement, fascination, and mystery. In Neuropsychology of Art, Dahlia W. Zaidel explores the brain regions and neuronal systems that support artistic creativity, talent, and appreciation.Both the visual and musical arts are...

    Published October 19th 2005 by Psychology Press
26. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Cognitive Science Society

    Edited by Kenneth Forbus, Dedre Gentner, Terry Reiger

    This is the proceedings for the 2004 Cognitive Science Society....

    Published October 11th 2005 by Psychology Press
27. Touch and Blindness

    Psychology and Neuroscience

    Edited by Morton A. Heller, Soledad Ballesteros

    Research on touch and blindness has undergone rapid transformation in recent years, with dramatic developments in technology designed to provide assistance to those who are blind, and advancements in robotics that demand haptic interfaces. Touch and Blindness approaches the study of the topic from...

    Published September 28th 2005 by Psychology Press
28. Environmental Perception and Cognitive Maps

    A Special Issue of the International Journal of Psychology

    Edited by Ricardo Garcia Mira, J. Eulogio Real Deus

    Series: Special Issues of the International Journal of Psychology

    Perception has always been conceptualized as one of the most relevant processes within General Psychology. Perception theories also constitute one of the most firmly grounded roots of psychological knowledge, and their increasing scientific contribution has been recognized and used in many...

    Published February 23rd 2005 by Psychology Press
29. Attention, Perception and Memory

    An Integrated Introduction

    By Elizabeth Styles

    Series: Psychology Focus

    Although attention, perception and memory are identifiable components of the human cognitive system, this book argues that for a complete understanding of any of them it is necessary to appreciate the way they interact and depend on one another. Using close examination of experiments, studies of...

    Published February 9th 2005 by Psychology Press
30. Theories of Visual Perception

    By Ian E. Gordon

    Theories of Visual Perception 3rd Edition provides clear critical accounts of several of the major approaches to the challenge of explaining how we see the world. It explains why approaches to theories of visual perception differ so widely and places each theory into its historical and...

    Published September 29th 2004 by Psychology Press