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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 612.8 EAN: 9780878939381 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0878939385 Label: Sinauer Associates Incorporated Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates Incorporated Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 440 Publication Date: September 30, 2005 Publisher: Sinauer Associates Incorporated Studio: Sinauer Associates Incorporated Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Co-authored by experts in each of the five senses, "Sensation and Perception" is an introductory text that gives students the most up-to-date and accurate descriptions of seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting. The text is student-friendly with useful anecdotes and full-colour illustrations throughout. A companion website provides activities and demonstrations as well as additional reading topics for added depth. The book supplements: Instructor's Resource CD-ROM. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - pretty goodpretty good book for the sensation and perception class i took at UCLA provides good examples, 1). its very to-the point 2). illustrations are really helpful for understanding stuff 3). very well written, easy to understand 4). pretty short :) Rating: - Perfect balanceThis is an excellent book. It was the course book for a graduate level course in Sensation and Perception that I took. Despite my fears (I have no Biology or Psychology background), this book made all the difference. What makes it so good is the fact that its both comprehensive, in depth and current (It's a fast moving field), yet it's written for people, not for academic material chewing robots. The text is fluent, simple, with explanations of non-trivial terms on the side notes. The writers occasionally ... Read More Rating: - Excellent bookAt last! A book I completely understand about perception. It also has a website which completes the learning effectively. Rating:  - Seems Promising But...This book seemed at first like it would make the content of the class more bearable when in actuality it failed miserably (for a lot of the content) to convey the information in a clear, understandable way. The figures were not clearly labeled...sometimes you didn't even know what you were looking at. It did a poor job of explaining several concepts, often confusing the reader. It also contradicted itself on several occasions. Overall, I'd say that they are on the right track especially with the companion ... Read More Rating: - SpectacularThis is the Sensation and Perception textbook that I have fervently hoped for, and dreamed of, for years. Shouldn't a book on S&P bathe, dazzle and seduce the senses? Shouldn't it entertain and mesmerize its audience with illusions, effects, aftereffects, animations, classic experiments, art, music, historical images, brain imaging, and other sensual demos? The book is alive with colorful and informative visuals leaping off nearly every page. When used along with the remarkable student website (no extra charge) ... Read More 
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