PSY 2008 SENSATION & PERCEPTION
This course provides an overview of how humans gather information from the environment through the sensory systems. We will discuss how our senses transduce physical signals into a neural code that our perceptual systems can then interpret in a psychologically meaningful way. We will cover the topics of smell, taste, touch, vision, hearing, and spatial orientation. Each topic will begin with a description of the mechanisms of sensation before discussing how these sensations are then interpreted by our perceptual system. We will also consider how higher-level processes (e.g., attention, expectation, experience, etc.) can influence perception. This course will also provide instruction in scientific reasoning as it applies to the topic of sensation and perception. Prerequisite: PSY 1004 Fundamentals of Psychology
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Prerequisite or Corequisite:
PSY 1004