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Psychology 5/e Book Cover
Psychology, 5/e
Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands
Sensation and Perception

Chapter Outline

  1. Sensory Processes
    1. Sensory Thresholds
      1. Absolute Threshold
        1. Signal-Detection Theory
        2. Subliminal Perception

          3.      (1.) Thinking Critically about Psychology and the Media: Can We Be Controlled By Subliminal Messages?
      2. Difference Threshold
    2. Sensory Adaptation
    3. Staying on Track: Sensory Processes
  2. Visual Sensation
    1. Light Waves
    2. Vision and the Eye
      1. The Retina
      2. Eye Movements
    3. Vision and the Brain
      1. Psychology versus Common Sense: Can Baseball Batters really Keep Their Eyes on the Ball?
    4. Basic Visual Processes
      1. Dark Adaptation
      2. Color Vision
        1. Theories of Color Vision
        2. Color Deficiency
  3. Visual Perception
    1. Form Perception
      1. Figure-Ground Perception
      2. Gestalt Principles
      3. Feature Analysis
    2. Depth Perception
      1. Binocular Depth Cues
      2. Monocular Depth Cues
    3. Perceptual Constancies
      1. Size Constancy
      2. Shape Constancy
      3. Brightness Constancy
    4. Visual Illusions
    5. Experience, Culture, and Perception
      1. The Effect of Experience
      2. Cultural Influences on Perception
    6. Staying on Track: Vision
  4. Hearing
    1. Sound Waves
    2. The Auditory System
    3. Auditory Perception
      1. Pitch Perception
        1. Place Theory
        2. Frequency Theory
        3. Volley Theory
      2. Loudness Perception
      3. Timbre Perception
      4. Sound Localization
    4. Staying on Track: Hearing
  5. Chemical Senses
    1. Smell
    2. Taste
    3. Staying on Track: Chemical Senses
  6. Skin Senses
    1. Touch
    2. Pain
      1. Pain Factors
      2. Pain Control
        1. Anatomy of a Research Study: Are There Cultural Differences in the Painfulness of Childbirth?
               (1.) Method
               (2.) Results and Discussion
    3. Staying on Track: Skin Senses
  7. Body Senses
    1. The Kinesthetic Sense
    2. The Vestibular Sense
      1. The Vestibular Organs
      2. Motion Sickness
    3. Staying on Track: Body Senses
  8. Extrasensory Perception
    1. Alleged Paranormal Activities
    2. Problems with Paranormal Research
    3. The Status of Parapsychology
    4. Staying on Track: Why Do Psychologists Discount ESP?









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