Sensation & Perception

by Harvey Richard Schiffman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047158620X
• ISBN13: 9780471586203
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

MUY RECOMENDADO

Compré este libro acá en Ecuador en español, edición mexicana (ISBN 970-729-128-1) -traducido de la quinta edición en inglés. Estuve buscando un libro sobre percepción y cognisción y los que encontré no me convencían del todo, pues contenían términos muy técnicos y mucha teoría que solo un profesional podía entener. Soy diseñador e infografista y debo decir que este libro es lo que necesitaba. El Dr. Harvey Richard S. se ha esforzado en explicar de manera interesante y muy clara conceptos y referencias sobre la sensación y percepción de nuestros sentidos. Y sobre todo lo que vi más conmovedor es que tiene gráficos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... Lo recomiendo.!!!! *************** I bought this book here in Ecuador in Spanish-translated from the fifth edition. I was looking for a book about perception and cognisción and I found did not convince me at all, they provided technical terms and a lot of theory that only a professional could understood. I'm a designer and infographist designer and I must say that this book is what I needed. Dr. Richard Harvey S. has sought to explain in very clear and interesting concepts and references on sensation and perception of our senses. And above all it has graphics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... I recommend it .!!!!

The Best in its Field!

This is one of the most clearly written and well organized textbooks in the field of psychology. In an intelligently concise manner, Prof. Schiffman captures his readers with his insightful invitations to explore the human senses. Full of well presented color diagrams, fascinating illusions and interesting pictures, this text enahnces your senses while explaining how they work. This text is a must read for any psychologist, biologist, physician or individual who is interested in learning how humans sense and perceive the environment.