PSYC 2220. Sensation and perception I

Department of Psychology
York University

Fall term 2013
Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-2:30

• Syllabus

General description: How do we use light and sound to perceive our immediate environment? We will approach this topic both from a biological point of view, discussing the sensory systems and brain areas that underlie our perceptual abilities, and also from a computational point of view, investigating how we use the information that reaches our eyes and ears. Topics include: visual perception of shape, colour, depth, and motion; visual object recognition; auditory perception of pitch, loudness, and location; music and speech.

Announcements

• October 17. Here are some suggestions on how to study.

• October 22. If you have a good GPA, consider applying for an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. The application deadline is around February 1, but contact a professor well ahead of time in order to plan a research project proposal.

• October 22. The Undergraduate Psychology Students' Association is a good way to get involved with psychology-related groups at York.

Lecture slides

• Lecture 1. Light and the eye	slides
• Lecture 2. Spatial vision	slides
• Lecture 3. Colour	slides colour channels
• Lecture 4. Motion	biological motion aperture problem second order motion
• Lecture 5. Attention	slides
• Lecture 6. Depth	slides wheatstone's stereograms
• Lecture 7. Signal detection theory
• Lecture 8. Psychophysical laws
• Lecture 9. Mid-level vision	slides
• Lecture 10. Research articles	Goldsmith (2006) Adelson (1993)
• Lecture 11. Sound and the ear	slides
• Lecture 12. Hearing