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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
pretty good:
pretty 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 :)
Perfect balance:
This 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... more info
Excellent book:
At last! A book I completely understand about perception. It also has a website which completes the learning effectively.
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... more info
