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Chapter 3. Sensation and Perception

  1. Gavriel Salvendy Ph.D. Chair, Professor, and Head of the Department3,4
  1. Robert W. Proctor Professor1,
  2. Janet D. Proctor Lead Academic Advisor2

Published Online: 28 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470048204.ch3

Book Title

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Third Edition

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Third Edition

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How to Cite

Proctor, R. W. and Proctor, J. D. (2006) Sensation and Perception, in Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Third Edition (ed G. Salvendy), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0470048204.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

  2. 4

    Tsinghua University Beijing, People's Republic of China

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

  2. 2

    Psychology, Liberal Arts, Purdue University, 100 North University Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 FEB 2006
  2. Published Print: 27 JAN 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471449171

Online ISBN: 9780470048207

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Keywords:

  • sensation and perception;
  • somatic sensory system;
  • spatial orientation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Methods for Investigating Sensation and Perception

  • Sensory Systems and Basic Perceptual Phenomena

  • Higher-Level Properties of Perception

  • Summary

  • References

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