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PS5013: PERCEPTION (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The aim of this course is to consider a range of approaches to human perception, from historical beginnings to recent innovative research. Topics covered include visual attention, colour perception, face recognition, and perception of painspecific brain structures and psychological processes.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr David Sutherland

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • MSc Psychological Studies (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will cover the following key topics:

1.  Psychophysics - examining the relations between sensations and the physical world.
2.  Biological motion perception.
3.  Colour and luminance contrast.
4.  Spontaneous and targeted eye movements.
5.  Relations between perception and action.
6.  The use of different neuro scientific techniques to investigate attentional selection in man and monkey.
7.  The contribution of neuroscience to our understanding of visual attention.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

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Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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