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Sensation and Perception: An Integrated Approach - Hardcover

Schiffman, Harvey Richard

 
9780471586203: Sensation and Perception: An Integrated Approach

Synopsis

How do the senses gather and secure information about the outside world? This book addresses this basic question by explaining how the physical world interacts with, and stimulates the senses, in turn, how the senses and the nervous system transform, integrate, and process the stimulation.

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Review

an excellent textbook for every staff library, across the education spectrum (Information Exchange, July 2003)

Synopsis

This revised and updated edition addresses the function of the senses and perception. Although vision is emphasized, each sensory system is examined in turn. The text adopts an objective viewpoint, providing information on all major approaches, both classical and contemporary.

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