This volume takes a contemporary and novel look at how people
see the world around them. We generally believe we see our
surroundings and everything in them with complete accuracy.
However, as the contributions to this volume argue, this assumption
is wrong: people s view of their world is cloudy at best.
Social Psychology of Visual Perception is a thorough examination
of the nature and determinants of visual perception, which
integrates work on social psychology and vision. It is the first
broad-based volume to integrate specific sub-areas into the study
of vision, including goals and wishes, sex and gender, emotions,
culture, race, and age.
The volume tackles a range of engaging issues, such as what is
happening in the brain when people look at attractive faces, or if
the way our eyes move around influences how happy we are and could
help us reduce stress. It reveals that sexual desire, our own
sexual orientation, and our race affect what types of people
capture our attention. It explores whether our brains and eyes work
differently when we are scared or disgusted, or when we grow up in
Asia rather than North America.
The multiple perspectives in the book will appeal to researchers
and students in range of disciplines, including social psychology,
cognition, evolutionary psychology, and neuroscience.
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