PSYCH 370
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Sensation and Perception
PsychologyCollege of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Sensory basis of perception and principles of perceptual organization.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Note
Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Title
Sensory Transduction and Systems
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to describe the general principles of sensory transduction and afferent information flow for the primary senses, including the specific mechanisms of vision and audition as representative examples.
Title
Cognitive Influences on Perception
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to outline the influence of conscious and unconscious cognitive processes on our perceptual experience.
Title
Sensory Atypicality and Disability
Learning Outcome
Students will present (an) informed personal position(s) on the effect of sensory atypicalities on quality of life, and their definition of 'disability.'
Title
Applying Perception to Behavior Change
Learning Outcome
Students will propose an experimental action they will take this semester that will use principles learned in Sensation and Perception to change a future target behavior.
