Sensation and Perception

Catalog description

Humans must detect external stimuli through a sensory system to perceive the world. This course will focus on the physics of the stimuli, the biology of sensory systems, and the psychology of processing external stimuli. Primary topics include psychophysics, vision, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and vestibular systems. Students will experience a number of these sensory and perception system processes through demonstrations while also producing their own experiments and demonstrations. This course includes an integrated laboratory/experiential learning component. Prerequisite: PSY 101.