Perceptual Organization

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-8

3. Objects and Events

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   Pages 9-82

4. Multistability

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   Pages 83-103

5. Rhythm and Timing

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   Pages 105-144

6. Color, Timbre, and Echoes: How Source-Filter Processes Determine Why We See What We See and Hear What We Hear

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   Pages 145-196

7. Summary

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This textbook goes beyond introductory sensory perception by incorporating supplementary electronic materials to demonstrate the parallels between both hearing and seeing. Each chapter intermixes seeing and hearing processes so that students can easily understand that perceptual organization is the same across different kinds of sensations and modalities. Figures illustrating visual organization are paired with sound files demonstrating the analogous auditory organization. While most books on sensation and/or perception treat the senses individually there is growing awareness of just how important multisensory integration is to understanding the connection between sensory perception and cognition. 

• Sensory Perception
• Senses
• Hearing
• Seeing
• Perception Organization
• Cognition
• Learning and Thinking
• Psychology of Music
• Auditory Perception
• Auditory Patterns
• Timbre Perception
• Acoustic Attributes
• Visual Patterns

• Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA

  Stephen Handel

Stephen Handel is Professor Emeritus of Experimental Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

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