Sensation & Perception

By Stanley Coren, Lawrence M. Ward, James T. Enns

Book Overview

Now updated and revised with more than 600 new research citations, new chapters, and effective new pedagogy, Sensation and Perception, Sixth Edition provides broad, theoretically balanced coverage, along with late-breaking discoveries and new thinking on how we see, hear, taste, smell, touch, and make sense of our world. Featuring do-it-yourself demonstrations of actual perceptual phenomena, Coren, Ward, and Enns's interactive approach to sensation and perception enables you to use your own senses to understand this fascinating and dynamic field. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 015579647X
• ISBN13: 9780155796478
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Harcourt
• Length: 612 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cognitive

I forgot I ordered this text. Too bad I didn't really need it for my Cognitive Psychology class. Everyone should read this text. Eye-opening lessons about sensation and perception. I think I will actually read it next year. Arrived in perfect condition and in time for mid-terms.

EXCELLENT coverage of S & P

I chose Coren & Ward because a GRE study guide recommended it. C & W was the best GRE studying I did.The writing is clear, the organization is great, the illustrations, diagrams, and inset examples are excellent. You can't do better than this to get an overview of S & P. Good introductory or mid-level book. Starts with all the basics (how the ear works, how we see color) and winds up with complex topics like how we perceive music.A good reference book, it's even fun for browsing, or for sharing with friends and saying "This is so cool! Check this out!" (regarding some of the perceptual illusions and demonstrations etc.) How many textbooks can you say that about?