Survey of the Senses

3 ch (3C) (W) · Undergraduate

Provides a broad introduction to the five major senses and the necessary background for PSYC 3753 or PSYC 4743 . Emphasizes issues relevant to psychophysical measurement, as well as physiological and perceptual processes underlying vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste. Discussion is in the context of the central traditions of perceptual research such as empiricism and Gestalt.