An Introduction to Sensation and Perception

The Basics

Studying Sensation

Vision

Light Is Sight

The Colors We See

You Won’t Believe Your Eyes

The Retina

Dark and Light Adaptation

Is That Oprah Winfrey Over There?

In Living Color

Hearing

Listen, Hear

All Ears

How the Brain Perceives Pitch

I Can’t Hear You

Smell, Taste, Touch: The Chemical and Skin Senses

Smell: Nosing Around

Taste: Just Eat It

Touch: Feel the Magic

Oh, the Pain

Kinesthesia: Body Position and Movement

Perception

Illusions: The Mind’s Imperfect Eye

Perceptual Organization

Depth Perception

Perceptual Constancy and Perceptual Set

Extrasensory Perception: Where’s the Evidence?