PSY 231 - Sensation and Perception

4 credits (Fall)

This course pursues the psychological questions of how the body detects sensory information and of how the mind integrates this information into a coherent interpretation of experience. This course will showcase psychological questions of perception that enlist approaches and perspectives possibly including, but not limited to, the physiology and behavior of natural systems (e.g., us), appreciation of art and music, the engineering of smart devices (e.g., robots), and remaining challenges. Laboratory work may be required.

Prerequisite: PSY 113. Prerequisite or co-requisite: MAT 115, SST 115 or STA 209 (previously offered as MAT-209).
Note: Plus-2 option available.
Instructor: D. Kelty-Stephen