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Perception, 4/e
Robert Sekuler, Brandeis University
Randolph Blake, Vanderbilt University

Introduction to Perception

Chapter Outline

  1. PERCEPTION IS A BIOLOGICAL PROCESS
  2. PERCEPTION AND ACTION
  3. WHY STUDY PERCEPTION?
    1. Practical Reasons For Studying Perception
    2. Perception And Pleasure
    3. Perception And Intellectual Curiosity
  4. PSYCHOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO PERCEPTION
    1. Psychological Approaches
      1. The Phenomenal/Naturalistic Approach
      2. Experimental Approaches
    2. Biological Approaches
      1. Lesion Technique.
      2. Evoked Potential Technique.
      3. Brain Imaging Techniques.
      4. Single Cell Techniques.
    3. Theoretical Approaches
  5. SPECIAL CASES
  6. GUIDEPOSTS TO RECURRING THEMES