PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PSYCH 202 , ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ), ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , or ( BIOCORE 381 and 382 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the physical and chemical properties of the world (e.g. light, soundwaves, pressure, chemicals) that stimulate sensory systems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how sensory systems in each modality (vision, hearing, touch, smell, taste) convert input from the world into neural signals. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how perceptual systems enable observers to acquire knowledge about objects and events in the world around them. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate past and current theories of sensation and perception. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret the methods and key findings of foundational and modern experiments in sensation and perception. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Compare and contrast sensory and perceptual systems across modalities. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the physical and chemical properties of the world (e.g. light, soundwaves, pressure, chemicals) that stimulate sensory systems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how sensory systems in each modality (vision, hearing, touch, smell, taste) convert input from the world into neural signals. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how perceptual systems enable observers to acquire knowledge about objects and events in the world around them. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate past and current theories of sensation and perception. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret the methods and key findings of foundational and modern experiments in sensation and perception. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Compare and contrast sensory and perceptual systems across modalities. Audience: Undergraduate