PSY 3430 - Perception

Institution:

Fitchburg State University

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Description:

3 cr. 3 hr. In this course principles related to a person's awareness of their world are studied. We specifically look at the relationship between the physical stimulus and the psychological experience that a person has. The questions we answer relate to the how and why we experience the word in the way that we do. In the process of studying sensation and perception we evaluate the nature of the physical stimulus such as light; the physiological/sensory mechanisms necessary for the receptions, transduction and transmission of the physical information that is carried to the brain as a coded nerve impulse; and how the brain interprets the physical event as a psychological experience. Topics covered include principles of psychophysics the anatomy/ physiology of the visual, auditory, chemical (olfactory and gustatory) and tactile/cutaneous senses; the nature and properties of the physical stimuli that these senses respond to; and the factors that influence the interpretation of these senses such as culture, learning/past experience, motivation, expectations and personality. Prerequisite: PSY 1100 or PSY 2200.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fitchburgstate.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 345-2151

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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