PSY3580-01.Sensation and Perception.Sp17.Olson,Matthew

Matthew Olson

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PSY

Course Subject

PSY

Course Number

3580

Course Section

1

Course Title

Sensation and Perception

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2017

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

PSY

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to sensory systems (with primary emphasis on vision), how the functions of sensory mechanisms contribute to the structure of perceptual events, and how culture and learning shape the interpretative process we call perception. Content: Psychophysics, signal detection theory, vision, hearing, the skin senses (including pain), attention, and states of consciousness. Taught: Annually Prerequisites: PSY 1330 (or equivalent) and PSY 3570 (grades of C- or better), or permission of the instructor Credits: 4

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