Sensation and perception

Authors/Creators

Noel Scott, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Biqiang Liu

Abstract

Sensory experiences and subjective perception serve as unique sources of tacit information that subconsciously influence people’s cognition, emotions and behaviour. This chapter begins with an overview of key themes of sensation and perception in cognitive psychology, including tracing the history of perceptual processes, introducing different types of senses and perceptual processes and cognitivism-informed theories in this area. Following this, the discussion focuses on the application of sensation and perception within tourism field, discussing implications for research on sensescapes. This chapter concludes with an agenda for future research which delves into the role of multi-sensory and interaction of senses in touristscapes.

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

6-24-2024

Volume

27

Publication Title

Tourism Social Science Series

Publisher

Emerald

School

School of Arts and Humanities

Comments

Scott, N. and Liu, B. (2024), "Sensation and Perception", Cognitive Psychology and Tourism (Tourism Social Science Series, Vol. 27), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-504320240000027006

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First Page

59

Last Page

72