Decides on the most appropriate experimental design to investigate perception.
Explain why the perception studies are important on different subareas of psychology.
Establish relationships between sensory organs and the brain structures.
Relate illusions to the physiological mechanisms underlying them.
Evaluate the differentiations in the process of transforming the information coming from the sense organs into perception.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Description
This course aims to investigate the physiological and cognitive processes underlying perception. The course focuses on how physical energy (light, sound waves etc.) is processed by the sense organs, how the physical stimuli are converted by the central nervous system, and finally how they turn into meaningful perceptions like images, sounds, and music. The course explores a range of topics such as visual perception, auditory perception, touch, smell, and taste.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to Perception
2nd Week
The Beginning of Perception Process
3rd Week
Neural Processing
4th Week
Cortical Organization
5th Week
Perceiving Objects and Scenes
6th Week
Visual Attention
7th Week
Taking Action, Perceiving Motion
8th Week
Mid-Term Exam
9th Week
Perceiving Color
10th Week
Perceiving Depth and Size
11th Week
Hearing
12th Week
Speech Perception
13th Week
The Cutaneous Senses
14th Week
The Cutaneous Senses (cont.)
15th Week
General Overview
Recommended or Required Reading
Goldstein, E. B. & Brockmole, J. (2017). Sensation and perception (10th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Questions/Answers
Practice
Project
Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Project
1
20
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
