Cognitive Psychology Arena

Psychology of Music

From Sound to Significance

• By Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harré.

Published March 2010

Why are some disturbances of air molecules heard as 'noise' while others are perceived as music? What happens at the level of the sound wave, the ear, and the brain when we perform or listen to music? How do musical abilities emerge and develop, and become refined as one acquires musical expertise?…
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Foundations of Sensation and Perception

Second Edition

• By George Mather.

Published December 2008

This comprehensive introduction to Sensation and Perception has been highly praised for its unique approach, which begins with the minor senses and progresses to vision. The book begins with an introductory chapter on general physiological, perceptual and theoretical principles…
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Foundations of Perception

• By George Mather.

Published February 2006

This clear and balanced introduction to perception examines all the major and minor senses, including vision, hearing, touch, balance, taste and smell. It provides the reader with a thorough analysis of our perceptual experience, how it relates to the physical properties of the world and how…
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Foundations of Perception

• By George Mather.

Published January 2006

This clear and balanced introduction to perception examines all the major and minor senses, including vision, hearing, touch, balance, taste and smell. It provides the reader with a thorough analysis of our perceptual experience, how it relates to the physical properties of the world and how…
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Studies in Perception and Action VIII

Thirteenth international Conference on Perception and Action

• By Harry Heft.
• Edited by Kerry L. Marsh, and Kerry L. Marsh.

Published June 2005

Since 1991, the edited book series Studies in Perception and Action has appeared in conjunction with the biennial International Conference of Perception and Action (ICPA), a conference that provides an opportunity for individuals who share interests in ecological psychology to come together to…
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Studies in Perception and Action VII

• Edited by Sheena Rogers, and Judith Effken.

Published April 2003

This is the 7th volume in the series.This volume will be a collection of posters on the 12th International Conference on Perception & Action, to be held @ Griffith Univ. in Australia, July 13-18th, 2003.…
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Psychotherapy With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons

A Systemic Model

Published February 2003

In this expanded and thoroughly updated second edition, Michael A. Harvey elaborates his pioneering biopsychosocial model of the effective assessment and treatment of deaf and hard-of-hearing clients in individual and family therapy. Taking a broad ecological perspective, he examines the influences…
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The Intelligent Ear

On the Nature of Sound Perception

• By Reinier Plomp.

Published October 2001

Plomp's Aspects of Tone Sensation--published 25 years ago--dealt with the psychophysics of simple and complex tones. Since that time, auditory perception as a field of study has undergone a radical metamorphosis. Technical and methodological innovations, as well as a considerable increase in…
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Studies in Perception and Action VI

• Edited by Gregory A. Burton, and Richard C. Schmidt.

Published April 2001

This book is the sixth volume in the "Studies in Perception and Action" series and contains a collection of posters presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Perception and Action. The series provides a written record of the research presented at the poster sessions to help spur dialog…
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Studies in Perception and Action V

Tenth international Conference on Perception and Action

• Edited by Madeleine A. Grealy, and James A. Thomson.

Published June 1999

This is the fifth volume in an evolving series known collectively as "Studies in Perception and Action." It features papers presented at the Tenth International Conference on Perception and Action held in Edinburgh, Scotland in August of 1999. This series provides a unique insight into the…
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