PSY 450 - Sensation and Perception

• Describe the classical psychophysical methods and signal detection theory and methods.
• Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the sensory systems, with particular emphasis on vision and hearing; and, to a lesser extent, the chemical senses, olfaction, and gustation.
• Describe how objects in the environment are represented in neurological patterns of visual-system activation, with emphasis on retinal ganglion cells and lateral inhibition, the visual pathway, and the architecture of vision in the cortex.
• Describe the variables that are important in color vision, light and dark adaptation, depth perception, the perception of form and movement, and the perceptual constancies.
• Describe the structure and function of the auditory system.
• Describe the variables that are important in the perception of loudness and aural space and speech perception.