Perception Psychology (2007/2008)

Course Not running, not visible

Course code
4S00044
Name of lecturer
Chiara Della Libera
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Academic sector
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Language of instruction
Italian
Location
VERONA
Period
2° Q dal Jan 10, 2008 al Mar 12, 2008.

Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

Visual perception, such as perception in other sensory modalities, is only partially determined by external stimulus properties, as it is mainly due to the observer's experience. Perception Psychology refers to the ensamble of cognitive computations that, once applied to the signals coming from the external world, give rise to perceptual experience.
The aim of this course is that of providing a wide and complete view of the physiological and cognitive phenomena underlying perceptual experience. A multidisciplinary approach will be favored, and the traditional aspects of Perception Psychology will be integrated with the corresponding phenomena studied in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Syllabus

- Anatomical and functional organization of the visual system
- Contrast vision
- Perception of bidimensional stimuli
- Visual illusions
- Space and depth perception
- Eye movements
- Perception of moving stimuli
- Color perception
- Object recognition
- Perception and action
- Attention and perception
- Visual search
- Learning, memory and perception
- Perception in other sensory modalities

Reference books
Author Title Publisher Year ISBN Note
J.M. Wolfe ed altri Sensazione & Percezione Zanichelli Editore 2007 978-88-08-06745-6

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam will be held in an oral form.

Share