Sensation and Perception

Prerequisite: PSYC 201 with a minimum grade of "C"; and PSYC 304 with a minimum grade of "C" or PSYC 320 with a minimum grade of "C"; and PSYC 342; and three of the following: PSYC 310, PSYC 336, PSYC 352, PSYC 370; or consent of instructor This course explores the relationship between the nature of the environment and perceptual experience, including the sensory processes. Perceptual processes examined include spatial, pattern, and color perception, as well as our perception of time, depth and the perception of action and events. The relationship between perception, memory, cognition and behavior is investigated, with implications for our understanding of cultural differences, how we perceive personality and emotion and psychotherapeutic change. Offered annually. (Formerly PSYC 340)