Sensation and Perception

Ashleigh M. Maxcey, Ph.D., is a visiting associate professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University, currently with a summer appointment at Vanderbilt University. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Iowa with a specialization in cognition and perception. Dr. Maxcey’s current research examines how human memory functions.

The methods described in this book taught me strategies for reading and critically thinking about articles that helped me score in the 100th percentile on the MCAT. Success on the MCAT requires you to interpret complicated passages and apply the information you have studied to come to the correct answer. The methods in this book helped me practice this skill, significantly improving my MCAT score." —Samantha Stallkamp, Neuroscience Major, The Ohio State University, Class of 2019"Ashleigh Maxcey has created a gem of a resource for instructors who teach an undergraduate perception course. The books provides an innovative, reader-friendly anthology comprising seminal papers selected for their engaging message, and their potential for dissection and critique. Topic areas cover the range one expects in a perception course, and state-of-the-art methods are highlighted in the various chapters. The rationale for the text is simple: students can learn most effectively when engaged in critical reading and analysis of actual research reports. Sensation and Perception: From Cells to Awareness could be used as a stand-alone platform for an entire course (as mentioned, the coverage is broad) or it could serve as a supplement to other more conventional reading assignments. Whichever you select, be prepared to discover that students rave about the novel approach." —Randolph Blake, Ph.D., Centennial Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual SciencesVanderbilt University"Written in a clear and accessible style, [this text] explains how to actively engage and evaluate published scientific research and apply laboratory findings to the real world using cutting-edge example articles from the field of Sensation and Perception. Helpful reading comprehension, analytic, and application questions at the end of each article provide a useful guide for developing critical- and independent-thinking skills and becoming an effective consumer of modern scientific research." —Rob Reinhart, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University