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PSYCH 367
Perception
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News & Updates
• the textbook (11th edition) is available from the Library (print), the Bookstore (print or ebook), and Cengage.ca (loose-leaf + MindTap, ebook + Mindtap; here’s more information on purchasing from Cengage.ca, including a 10% off coupon code)
• textbook (11th edition) errata (depending on which printing you have; some errata may have been corrected in newer printings): - p.9, p.19, p.426, p.444, and p.492: “visual form agnosia” should be “visual object agnosia” - p.69: “David Hubel and Thorsten Wiesel” should be “David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel” - p.75: In the definition for retinotopic map, it is not clear what the word “electronic” means. - p.95: “...in 1911, as psychologist Max Wertheimer was on vacation...” should be “...in 1910...” - p.97, p.121, p.432, p.438, p.439, p.441, p.486, p.490: “pragnanz” or “Pragnanz” should be “Prägnanz” - p.129: In Figure 6.11, the caption “When the IMS meets the CDS, the CDS inhibits perception of the smeared image on the retina caused by movement of the eye.” should be “When the IDS meets the CDS...” - p.209: “A deuteranope perceives blue at short wavelengths...” should probably read “...turquoise at short wavelengths...” - p.223 and p.461: “Optiks” should be “Opticks” - p.270: “Thus, A1 has a fundamental frequency of 27.5 Hz, A2’s is 55 Hz, A3’s is 110 Hz, and so on.” should be “Thus, A0 has a fundamental frequency of 27.5 Hz, A1’s is 55 Hz, A2’s is 110 Hz...” - p.279: “He went on to propose a mechanism that he named the cochlear amplifier, which explained why neural turning curves...” should be “...neural tuning curves...” - p.302: “Describe the Jeffress model, and how neural coding for localization differs for birds and for mammals.” should be “Describe the Jeffress model, and how sensory coding for localization differs for birds and for mammals.” - p.367: “Textures ranged from very fine (micorsuede) to coarse...” should be “Textures ranged from very fine (microsuede) to coarse...” - p.371: In Figure 15.20, the caption “Microneurography, which involves inserting mental electrodes with very fine tips...” should be “Microneurography, which involves inserting metal electrodes with very fine tips...” - p.392: “(from the soft palette--the top of the mouth)” should be “...the soft palate...” - p.399: “olfactory sensory neurons” should be “olfactory receptor neurons” (technically, OSN and ORN are both correct but this is the only time the term OSN is used in the entire textbook--plus, the original study being referred to uses ORN) - p.404: In Figure 16.18, the caption “(a) a series of carbolic acids...” should be “carboxylic acids” - p.407: “...the hypothalamus, which is involved in storing and retrieving memories...” should be “...the hippocampus, which is involved in storing and retrieving memories...” - p.420: “It could be that their actual sensitivity to the lights is exactly same...” should be “...is exactly the same...” - p.429 & 443: In the glossary entries for crossed disparity and uncrossed disparity, “horoptor” is an acceptable alternate spelling of “horopter.” - p.439: In the glossary entry for Psychophysics: “In this book, all methods that are used to determine the relationship between stimuli and perception will be broadly referred to as pychophysical methods.” should be “...referred to as psychophysical methods.” - p.441: The glossary entry for Somatosensory system lists the cutaneous senses, proprioception, and kinesthesis, but probably should also include haptic perception and the vestibular system. - p.441: In the glossary entry for Specificity coding: “See also Distributed coding.” should be “See also Distributed representation.”
• errata for the MindTap/eTextbook version (11th edition): - Chapter 6, Figure 6.11: “...generating an image displacement signal (EDS)...” should be “...generating an image displacement signal (IDS)...” - Chapter 6, Figure 6.11: “When the IMS meets the CDS, the CDS inhibits perception of the smeared image on the retina caused by movement of the eye.” should be “When the IDS meets the CDS...” - Appendix C: “We will first describe and then describe the theory underlying the experiment.” should be “ We will first describe a signal detection experiment and then describe the theory underlying the experiment” - Appendix C: “This confirms our suspicion that the method of constant stimulimisled us...” should be “This confirms our suspicion that the method of constant stimuli misled us...”
• MindTap Study It/Apply It errata: - chapter 1 Mastery Training, question “perception that stimuli and responses created by stimuli are transformed between environmental stimulus and perception”: the answer “principle of transportation” should be “principle of transformation” - chapter 2 Apply It Quiz, question #10: “To measure structural connectivity, researchers use _____.” should be “To measure functional connectivity, researchers use _____.” - chapter 5 Apply It Quiz, question #1: “the principle of pragnaz” should be “the principle of Prägnanz” - chapter 8 Apply It Quiz, question #8: “medial” could also be “middle”
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