Sensation and Perception. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: PSY 3403 completed with a minimum grade of "C-". Survey of the processes by which the information available in the physical world is encoded and transformed to produce our perception of the world. Emphasis on the interaction between data-driven and conceptually-driven processes. Topics may include elementary sensory physiology, pattern recognition, illusions, physiological bases of perceptual dysfunction, and perceptual development. (Formerly PSY 2553. Credit cannot be earned for both PSY 3153 and PSY 2553.) Counts as an upper-division Group A course. Generally offered: Fall, Spring. Course Fee: DL01 $75; LRHC $10; STHC $18.