PSY.2008 Sensation and 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