Objectives and competences
Students learn about perceptual processes and thereby gain a better understanding of cognitive psychology. They learn how the brain processes sensory information to create a coherent representation of the environment and enable individuals to perform everyday activities. Students are familiar with and understand fundamental theoretical perspectives in perception. They are able to interpret the results of empirical studies in perception.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Perception: stimuli and sensory organs, psychophysics, adaptation. Sensory modallties: visual organ and brain centers.
Psychology of colors, color fields, color blindness, color contrasts. Theories of visual perception, gestalt approach. Eye
movement and reading. Sense of hearing, hearing organ, perception of tones and noises, hearing sensitivity, perception of distance and perception of speech. Cutaneous perception, toutch and pain. Cutaneous sensory organs. Perception of
one's own body. Theories of perception, illusions and hallucinations. Sensory symbolism. Perception as a cognitive
process.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures
Discussion
Demonstrations
The information and communications technology is used for educational purposes in the teaching and learning process.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Students will be familiar with and understand basic concepts and theories in perception.
Students will know and understand the characteristics of different perceptual modalities.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Students will be able to connect knowledge from the field of perception with other more complex psychological processes.
Students will be able to understand empirical studies in psychological research.
Readings
Pečjak, V. (1977). Psihologija spoznavanja (2. popravljena in dopolnjena izdaja). Ljubljana: DZS.
Polič, M. (1989). Poglavja iz zaznavanja. Ljubljana: FF, Oddelek za psihologijo.
Prerequisits
Prerequisites for attending the course:
None.
Prerequisites for completing the course:
Each of the mentioned commitments must be assessed with a passing grade.
Passing grade of completed lab work is required for taking the written examination.
At least 50% attendance at lectures and 80% attendance at tutorials is required.
