PSY 214 - Sensation & Perception

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement SC.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 Introductory Psychology .
Exploration of the human sensory systems and perception. The course is focused on investigating the relationship between our conscious experience of the world and the anatomy and physiology of the sensory systems. We start with very basic sensory coding and work up to looking at individual differences and the influence of learning and development on perception. There is an emphasis on classroom demonstrations and laboratory experiences. All students run a perception experiment.