Sensation and Perception
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A Case Study in Visual Agnosia Revisited
To See But Not to See Two, 2nd Edition
Visual agnosia is a rare but fascinating disorder of visual object recognition that can occur after a brain lesion. This book documents the case of John, who worked intensively with the authors for 26 years after acquiring visual agnosia following a stroke. It revisits John’s case over twenty years...
To Be Published October 22nd 2013 by Psychology Press
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Visual Attention and Consciousness
Consciousness is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries in the universe. This ambitious book begins with a philosophical approach to consciousness, examining some key questions such as what is meant by the term "conscious," and how this applies to vision. The book then explores major visual...
Published November 28th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Visual Perception
An Introduction, 3rd Edition
Does the world appear the same to everyone? Does what we know determine what we see? Why do we see the world as we do? Vision is our most dominant sense. From the light that enters our eyes to the complex cognitive processes that follow, we derive most of our information about what things are,...
Published October 23rd 2012 by Psychology Press
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Face Perception
Human faces are unique biological structures that convey a complex variety of important social messages. Even strangers can tell things from our faces – our feelings, our locus of attention, something of what we are saying, our age, sex and ethnic group, whether they find us attractive. In...
Published December 21st 2011 by Psychology Press
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Essentials of Sensation and Perception
Series: Foundations of Psychology
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...
Published May 3rd 2011 by Routledge
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Foundations of Sensation and Perception
Second 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...
Published December 7th 2008 by Psychology Press
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The Psychology of Attention
2nd Edition
Research on attention has evolved dramatically in recent years. There are now many new ways of studying how we are able to select some aspects for processing, whilst ignoring others, and how we are able to combine tasks, learn skills and make intentional actions. Attention is increasingly seen as a...
Published May 31st 2006 by Psychology Press