Sensation and Perception

includes index and biblioraphy

Chapter 1 Sensation and Perception
Aspects of the Perceptual Process 8
Theories of Perception 10
The Plan of the Book 11
Chapter Summary 13
Chapter 2 Psychophysics
Detection 16
Discrimination 24
Identification 32
Scaling 37
Chapter Summary 48
Chapter 3 The Visual System
Light 50
The Structure of the Eye 51
Neural Responses to Light 61
The Visual Pathways 65
The Primary Visual Cortex 71
Multiple Parallel Pathways 77
The Problem of Visual Unity 82
Chapter Summary 83
Chapter 4 Brightness and Spatial Frequency
Photometric Units 85
Factors in Brightness Perception 88
Visual Acuity 95
Spatial Frequency Analysis 99
Spatial Context Effects 109
Temporal Context Effects 114
Darkness Versus Brightness Perception
Chapter Summary 118
Chapter 5 Color
Color Stimulus 121
The Physiology of Color Vision
Color Perception 143
Chapter Summary 148
Chapter 6 The Auditory System
Sound 151
The Structure of the Ear 156
Electrical Activity of the Auditory Nerve
The Auditory Pathways 171
The Auditory Cortex 175
Chapter Summary 177
Chapter 7 Hearing
Detection of Sounds 178
Subjective Dimensions of Sounds 194
Auditory Scene Analysis 206
Chapter Summary 208
Chapter 8 Taste, Smell, Touch, and Pain
Taste 210
Smell 218
Touch 226
Pain 240
Chapter Summary 248
Chapter 9 Space
Types of Depth Perception 251
Pictorial Depth Cues 253
Physiological Cues for Depth 262
Motion and Motion Parallax 264
Binocular Depth Perception 265
Interaction of Depth Cues 274
Perception of Direction 276
Development of Space Perception 279
Chapter Summary 282
Chapter 10 Form
The Problem of Visual Form Perception Contour Perception 287
Feature Extraction 292
Perceptual Organization 295
Object Recognition and Identification Theories of Object Identification 315 Chapter Summary 320
Chapter 11 The Constancies
The Task of Perception 323
Perceptual Constancies 324
Size Constancy 325
Shape Constancy 336
Lightness or Whiteness Constancy Color or Hue Constancy 342
Other Constancies 344
Chapter Summary 345
Chapter 12 Speech and Music
Music 347
Speech 357
Chapter Summary 379
Chapter 13 Tune
The Importance of Time to Perception 379
Temporal Properties of the Visual System 385
Perceptual Organization Over Time 391
The Perception of the Passage of Time 393
Chapter Summary 402
Chapter 14 Motion
What Is the Purpose of Motion Perception? 404
Physiological Basis for Motion Perception 405
Stimulus Factors in Motion Perception 411
Eye Movements and Motion Perception 414
Real Versus Apparent Motion 419
Integration of Low-Level Motion Signals Into High-Level Percepts 424
A Sense of Balance 430
Chapter Summary 433
Chapter 15 Attention
Varieties of Attention 435
Orienting 437
Filtering 445
Searching 451
Preparing 461
Theories of Attention 464
Chapter Summary 466
Chapter 16 Development
Chapter 17 Learning and Experience
Experience and Development 500
Sensory-Motor Learning 507
Perceptual Rearrangement 508
Context and Meaning 513
Environmental and Life History
Differences 519
Chapter Summary 530
Chapter 18 Individual Differences
Physiological Differences 533
Sex Differences 541
Personality and Cognitive Style
Differences 547
Chapter Summary 549