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PY 3350 - Psychology of Perception

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The overarching question is how we (and other organisms) get information to our brain about the world in which we are embedded and about threats to our body. To address the question, this course examines the biological underpinnings of all ten sensory systems. Beginning with stimulating energy and the transduction mechanism, for each sensory system the primary pathway to the brain is traced and aspects of brain processing are described. Addressed concomitantly is how knowledge, motivation, belief, context and expectation all interact with the input system to achieve perception, that is, our interpretation, our understanding of the situation. Some in-class demonstrations and laboratory experiences illustrate perceptual phenomena.

Prerequisite: PY 1000 .