Course:



Course: Sensation and Perception

PSY 4150

Prerequisite: PSY1100 & PSY3300

Instructor: James E. Horton

Office: 131 Smiddy Hall

Phone: 328-0136

e-mail: jhorton@uvawise.edu

Web Site:

Office Hours: Posted on the Web Site

Textbooks: (Required) Goldstein, E. Bruce. (19994). Sensation and Perception. (5 th edition).

Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, CA.

Course Requirements: This course will cover a variety of topics in sensory and perceptual processes and will introduce the student to the psychophysical aspects of sensation as they relate to the psychological aspects of the perceptual processes. Your participation is entirely your responsibility but you will be expected to answer the questions and assignments given to you during the course of this independent study. You will be allowed to work at your own pace but you will be expected to finish the course in the allocated term. You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge in the following areas of Sensation and Perception.

1) The student should be able to demonstrate an understanding of research methods and psychophysics of sensory processes.

2) The student should have an understanding of the perceptual phenomena involved in the visual system and the underlying psychophysical processes that contribute to the perceptions.

3) The student should understand color vision at the sensory level and higher cortical levels as well as understanding the interaction of different cortical levels in the perception of color.

4) The student should have an understanding of the perception of hearing and the underlying psychophysical processes contributing to one’s perception of sound.

5) The student should understand the perceptual processes of gustation and olfaction and the underlying psychophysical processes.

6) The student should have an understanding of the perception of touch and pain, the underlying psychophysical processes of the sensation of pain and the psychological processes underlying the individual differences in the perception of pain.

7) The student should understand basic aspects of neural functioning during form perception, attentional processes and neural development that contribute to individual differences in sensory and perceptual

processes.

Exams: There will be six open book exams.

Grading: Your Grade will be determined by your performance on the exam questions. All exams must be turned in by the last day of class without exception.

Computer Skills:

All students graduating from UVa-Wise must be able to demonstrate computer proficiency. Please refer current College Catalog. If you do not believe that you can meet this requirement, additional instruction will be provided. See your advisor.

Honor Code: The Honor Code of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is fully and unconditionally

supported in this course. Violations of the Honor Code will be prosecuted through the Honor Court.

Class Attendance: Each student is expected to work on their own and complete the assignments. If a class meeting is needed, it will be scheduled as conveniently as possible for the student. The student will be expected to attend any scheduled meetings.

Special Accommodations: ADA: All students with disabilities requiring accommodations should present the appropriate paperwork from the ADA Coordinator (Faculty Accommodation Notice).  It is the student’s responsibility to present this paperwork in a timely fashion and follow up with the instructor about the accommodations being offered.  Accommodations for test-taking (e.g. extended time) should be arranged at least 3 class days before an exam.  If you are not registered with the Disability Services, please do so as soon as possible by contacting the ADA Coordinator (Zehmer Hall, Office 152, 328-0177).

Sexual Misconduct/Harassment Statement: The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is committed to maintaining a respectful, professional and nondiscriminatory academic, living, and working environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. This includes having an environment free from sexual and gender based harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual exploitation, complicity and retaliation. The College reaffirms its commitment to maintain a campus environment emphasizing the dignity and worth of all members of the college community.

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If you have questions or concerns, please immediately contact your Title IX Coordinator listed below.

Tabitha Smith, title IX Coordinator

Office of Compliance and Conduct

1 College Avenue

Wise, VA 24293

Office: 276-328-0131 Cell: 276-870-506 Fax 276-376-4876 email tabitha.smith@uvawise.edu

Reading Assignments and Schedule

The chapters, topics and related exams are listed below to help the student schedule their time in order to expeditiously complete the course in the time allotted for this term. Exams are to be submitted as an attachment to an e-mail to me by midnight of the date due. Late exams will be penalized 1 letter grade (10 percentile points) per week or any portion of a week that it is late (i.e. 1-7 days late will be penalized 1 letter grade, 8-14 days late will be penalized 2 letter grades, etc.).

Chapter Topics

Chapter 1 Introduction to Perception

Chapter 2 Receptors and Neural Processing

Chapter 3 The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus and Striate Cortex

Appendix A Signal Detection: Procedure and Theory

1/31 Exam 1 Due

Chapter 4 Higher-Level Visual Processing

Chapter 5 Perceiving Objects

Chapter 6 Perceiving Color

2/16 Exam 2 Due

Chapter 7 Perceiving Depth and Size

Chapter 8 Perceiving Movement

Chapter 9 Perception and Action

3/7 Exam 3 Due

Chapter 10 Sound, the Auditory System and Pitch Perception

Chapter 11 Auditory Localization, Sound Quality, and the Auditory Scene

Chapter 12 Speech Perception

3/23 Exam 4 Due

Chapter 13 The Cutaneous Senses

Chapter 14 The Chemical Senses

4/11 Exam 5 Due

Chapter 15 Perceptual Development

Chapter 16 Clinical Aspects of Vision and Hearing

4/27 Exam 6 Due

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