Psychology: An IntroductionIn this work, Lahey applies learning theory to this text and the result is a system that leads to student learning. Each chapter begins with an advanced organizer that tells the student what the chapter is about and gives him or her a cognitive structure on which to hang new information. |
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... sensory information . We usually assume that we simply " see " what is " out there . " The processes of see- ing , smelling , or touching seem so straightforward . In reality , however , perception is based on a complex chain of ...
... sensory information . We usually assume that we simply " see " what is " out there . " The processes of see- ing , smelling , or touching seem so straightforward . In reality , however , perception is based on a complex chain of ...
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... sensory receptors sensitive only to forms of energy different from our own sensory receptors , they would ex- perience a world entirely different from the one ... Sensory Limits: How Strong Must Messages Be? Sensory Adaptation Psychophysics.
... sensory receptors sensitive only to forms of energy different from our own sensory receptors , they would ex- perience a world entirely different from the one ... Sensory Limits: How Strong Must Messages Be? Sensory Adaptation Psychophysics.
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... sensory register The first stage of memory , in which an exact image of each sensory experience is held briefly until it can be processed . THREE STAGES OF MEMORY : AN INFORMATION - PROCESSING VIEW In recent years , psychologists have ...
... sensory register The first stage of memory , in which an exact image of each sensory experience is held briefly until it can be processed . THREE STAGES OF MEMORY : AN INFORMATION - PROCESSING VIEW In recent years , psychologists have ...
Contents
PART I | 1 |
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HUMAN | 23 |
Visual Review of Historical Time Line | 29 |
Copyright | |
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