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Perception and Illusion
N.J. (University Of Dundee) Wade
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Description for Perception and Illusion
Hardback. Traces the history of thinking about perception from its early philosophical roots to the modern laboratory. This book sets the groundwork with an explanation of the five senses and how science has come to observe them. It also explores the idea of perceptual error which becomes the lens through which the study of perception is viewed. Series: Library of the History of Psychological Theories. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Our contact with the world is through perception, and therefore the study of the process is of obvious importance and signi?cance. For much of its long history, the study of perception has been con?ned to natural- tic observation. Nonetheless, the phenomena considered worthy of note have not been those that nurture our survival—the veridical features of perception—but the oddities or departures from the common and c- monplace accuracies of perception. With the move from the natural world to the laboratory the oddities of perception multiplied, and they received ever more detailed scrutiny. My general intention is to examine the interpretations ... Read more
Our contact with the world is through perception, and therefore the study of the process is of obvious importance and signi?cance. For much of its long history, the study of perception has been con?ned to natural- tic observation. Nonetheless, the phenomena considered worthy of note have not been those that nurture our survival—the veridical features of perception—but the oddities or departures from the common and c- monplace accuracies of perception. With the move from the natural world to the laboratory the oddities of perception multiplied, and they received ever more detailed scrutiny. My general intention is to examine the interpretations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Library of the History of Psychological Theories
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387227221
SKU
V9780387227221
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Reviews for Perception and Illusion
From the reviews: "Wade has published numerous books and articles on perception, many of which deal with the history of research in this area. The present volume continues this trend … . Wade carries the historical account up to the present and concerns himself almost exclusively with vision, emphasizing the associations among art, illusion, ... Read more