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Sensation and Perception - Vantage Learning Platform

Third Edition
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July 2023 | SAGE Publications, Inc
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About Sensation and Perception, Third Edition

Rich in examples and applications to everyday life, Sensation and Perception, Third Edition is a cutting edge and highly readable account of modern sensation and perception from both a cognitive and neurocognitive perspective.

About Sensation and Perception - Vantage Learning Platform, Third Edition
An intuitive learning platform you (and your students) will actually love.

Sensation and Perception, Third Edition is offered in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support.  

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Enables Easy, 3-Step Course Creation. Our simple interface enables you to create your course in minutes so you can focus on content. Just enter your course information, select your assignments and grading preferences, and review your settings.

Drives Student Engagement. An evidence-based learning design integrates text content with frequent multimedia activities and learning assessments to facilitate better student preparation, engagement, and learning retention.
  • A student dashboard offers easy access to text content and visually tracks progress on assignments and assessments.
  • Study tools, including flashcards and note-taking, highlighting, and definition look-up capabilities, give students all they need for class preparation and course success.
  • Assignable Knowledge Checks (with helpful hints) provide formative assessments after each major section of text content to reinforce retention of key concepts.
  • Critical Thinking Checks and Chapter Quizzes provide summative assessments at the end of each chapter to measure progress and long-term retention.
  • Assignable multimedia activities with assessment—including video—build critical thinking while consistently engaging students in an interactive application of text content. Focused feedback on correct and incorrect answers eliminates any guesswork in the learning journey.
Ensures Student Accountability. Auto-graded assignments feed your gradebook while instructor reports complement your ability to track student activity, assignment completion, and learning objective mastery. These real-time analytics provide quick insights into individual and class performance for tailoring course instruction to help you address the needs of struggling students.

Delivers First-day-of-class Access and Flexibility. With our 2-week grace period access, all students can use Vantage on the very first day of class. The flexibility to use Vantage on mobile, desktop, or tablet devices means your dynamic Vantage content will consistently be available to learners any time they need it.

Offers Best-in-class Technical Support and Training. Our personalized support for instructors, students, and LMS administrators facilitates an easy transition to Vantage and the quality service you’ve come to expect from Sage.
  • Customizable Learning Management System (LMS) Integration. Our approach to integration empowers you to drive students to the content you want them to see in your LMS immediately following Single Sign On (SSO). In addition, automatic grade sync and full gradebook integration options can bolster timesaving, streamlined access to all your course content.
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KEY FEATURES OF SENSATION AND PERCEPTION, THIRD EDITION

New to this Edition:
  • Thoroughly revised to prioritize inclusion and accessibility, with improved accessibility of language, demonstrations, and resources throughout.
  • Every chapter has undergone thorough updates and revisions, incorporating new emerging science, expanded discussions on signal detection theory, a dedicated section on Sociophonetic Acoustic Research, and updated content on inattentional blindness and the physiology of attention.
  • New Interactive Sensation Laboratory Exercises (ISLEs) help students gain a deeper understanding of the new topics discussed.
  • Each and every chapter has been updated and revised.
  • Each chapter features videos produced by Sage visual artists, based on scripts written by the textbook authors, offering an engaging multimedia component in which to learn about Sensation and Perception.
KEY FEATURES:
  • A highly accessible writing style makes the book usable for students with little or no background in the biological, neurological, or methodological principles that make up the core of the course.
  • Interactive Sensation Laboratory Exercises (ISLE) provide simulations of experiments as well as neurological processes, including anatomical diagrams, visual illusions, auditory illusions, and musical selections, to help readers understand how models actually work.
  • Embedded pedagogy including Test Your Knowledge questions and chapter-ending Review Questions allows students to assess their mastery of key concepts.