Chapter 5: Sensation & Chapter 6: Perception 

“Deceptions of the senses are the truths of perception.” ~Purkinje

April 18

Introduction – Sensation and Perception

Sensing the World – Basic Principles

homework:     Myers p197-215 reading and notes

April 19

Vision

The Eye (diagram)

            Visual Information Processing, Light/Color Spectrum, Color Vision, Optical Illusions

homework:     Myers p215-224 reading and notes

                                    “Deaf Defying” and “Music in Your Head”

                                    PsychSim5 – Auditory System

April 22

Hearing

            The Stimulus Input: Sound Waves

            The Ear (diagram)

Hearing Loss and Deaf Culture

homework:     Myers p224-235 reading and notes

                     “The Importance of Taste” & “Scents and Sensibility”

April 23

The Other Senses - Touch/Pain, Taste, Smell, Body Movement

            The Skin (diagram)     

            Taste (diagram)/ Smell (diagram)

            Body Position and Movement/Vestibular Sense

Taste and Touch Lab

homework:     Myers p237-244 reading and notes

April 24

Selective Attention

                        Cocktail Party Effect and Change Blindness

           Perceptual Illusions

                        Stroop Effect, Mülller-Lyer, Faces or Vases, Phantom Spots, Woman or Old Lady

Perceptual Organization I

                        Form Perception

                                    Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Grouping

                        Visual Agnosia: Face Blindness

homework:      Myers p245-269 reading and notes (p264-269 may not be covered in class)  

April 25

Perceptual Organization II

                      Depth Perception

                      Binocular and Monocular Cues

Motion Perception

                      Perceptual Constancy

                                    Shape and Size Constancies

                                    Lightness Constancy 

Perceptual Interpretation

                        Sensory Deprivation and Restored Vision

                        Perceptual Adaptation

                        Perceptual Set

                                    Schemas Mona Lisa, Facial Preference

                                    Context Effects

                        Perception and Human Factor

homework:      Test - Chapter 5 and Chapter 6

April 26: TEST Chapter 5 & Chapter 6

 PsychSim Tutorials

Myers 8th Edition Psychology, Eighth Edition. (n.d.). default. Retrieved September 26, 2011, from http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/

Chapter 5: PsychSim- Auditory System.pdf

Chapter 6: PsychSim-Visual Illusions.pdf

Supplemental Readings and Resources

Brownlee, S., & Watson, T. (n.d.). The Senses  - US News and World Report. US News & World Report | News & Rankings | Best Colleges, Best Hospitals, and more. Retrieved September 26, 2011, from http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/970113/archive_005974.htm

Scents and Sensibility - TIME. (n.d.). Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011, from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1543956,00.html

Tammet, D. (2007). Blue Nines and Red Words. Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant (pp. 1-12). New York: Free Press. Blueday.pdf

Why We Get Disgusted - TIME. (n.d.). Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Retrieved September 26, 2011, from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1625167,00.html