Overview
This course explores how senses work and how physical stimuli get transformed into signals in the nervous system, as well as how the brain uses those signals to determine what's out there in the world. All the senses are discussed, with a focus on vision. Topics include perception of color, motion, form, and depth.
Textbook
Sekuler, Robert and Randolph Blake. Perception. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN: 0070579431.
Assignments
There will be weekly homework assignments.
Examinations
There will be occasional quizzes administered in class, two midterm examinations, and a cumulative final exam.
Grading
| Weekly Homework |
20% |
| Occasional Quizzes |
10% |
Midterm I
Midterm II |
22.5%
22.5% |
| Cumulative Final |
25% |