Title

PSY1430-01.Sensation and Perception.F13.Olson,Matthew

Faculty Name

Matthew Olson

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PSY

Course Subject

PSY

Course Number

1430

Course Section

01

Course Title

Sensation and Perception

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2013

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

S

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, unless permission of instructor is obtained.

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