Fundamentals of Sensation and Perception ERIK CHEVRIER SEPTEMBER 9 TH, 2015.

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Fundamentals of Sensation and Perception ERIK CHEVRIER SEPTEMBER 9 TH, 2015

Who am I? Erik Chevrier Part time professor in Sociology and Psychology PhD student in Humanities (Sociology & Social Economics) Masters in Psychology and Communications B.A Honours in Psychology Taught sensation and perception to youth Experienced musician Videographer Former Magician

What about you? Who are you?

Course Information Lectures:Monday & Wednesday 11:45 AM – 1 PM Classroom: CC – 111 Office:H – Office Hours:by appointment Course web address:

Course Description This course gives you insights into the complexity and the beauty of the physiological and psychological mechanisms of your sensory systems. We explore the age-old question of how information about the world is acquired by the visual and auditory systems (and others) and used together with stored information to create an ongoing representation of the world. We begin the course with an overview of the methodologies, theories and overriding assumptions within the field of sensation and perception. We then look at the way attention and awareness guide what we experience and understand about our environment. We also learn about sound by exploring sound waves, the anatomy of ears and by discovering how our brain perceives auditory signals. Finally, we look at how the visual system functions, the anatomy of the eyes and how our optic nerve and brain communicate. In this course, we focus primarily on a biological perspective, although we also explore other fields like philosophy, communications studies and social psychology to contextualize the way people sense and understand the world. Furthermore, we use hands on examples, especially magic and illusions, to introduce topics throughout the course.

Schedule PART 1 September 9 th Course overview / Introduction to Perception September 14&16Foundations of Sensation and PerceptionChapter 1 September 21& 23 Attention and AwarenessChapter 8 September 28&30Sound and the EarsChapter 9 October 5&7The Auditory BrainChapter 10 October 14&19Perceiving Speech and MusicChapter 11 October 21 Midterm Exam

Schedule PART 2 October 26&28Light and the EyesChapter 2 November 2&4 Visual Brain Chapter 3 November 9&11Recognizing Visual ObjectsChapter 4 November 16&18Perceiving Colour Chapter 5 November 23&25 Perceiving DepthChapter 6 November 30 Final Exam Dec 2,7&8Class Presentations

Materials REQUIRED TEXT Yantis, S. (2013). Sensation and Perception. Worth Publishers. Book Companion website: PsychPortal for Sensation and Perception by Yantis, S (use activation code bundled with textbook) Additional materials (lecture notes and readings) will be posted on the class website.

Assessment Exam 140% Exam 2 40% Group Project10% Class Participation10%

Sensation and Perception

Sensation – The initial steps in the perceptual process, whereby physical features of the environment are converted into electrochemical signals that are sent to the brain for processing. Perception – The later steps in the perceptual process, whereby the initial sensory signals are used to represent objects and events so they can be identified, stores in memory, and used in thought and action. Sensation and perception are the primary mechanisms for all psychological principles!

Information Processing Model

Senses The Five Senses Vision Hearing Touch Smell Taste Are there any other senses?

Senses The Five Senses Vision Hearing Touch Smell Taste Sense limb and body position Pain Skin temperature Balance Body Movement

Dimensions of Senses Vision ◦Brightness, colour, shape, texture Audition ◦Loudness, pitch, location Gustation ◦Sweet, salty, bitter, sour, texture, spiciness, Body Senses ◦Pain, limb and body position, temperature, balance, body movement Olfaction ◦Odor Body States ◦Hunger, thirst, muscle fatigue

Optical Illusions - Video Optical Illusion Show how we See

Optical Illusions

Perception is Subjective

Attention and Awareness are Important Seeing the world that isn’t The Art of Misdirection

Music and Mood Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Experiment 3 Experiment 4 Mental and Emotional Effects of Music

Images, Sound and Mood Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Experiment 3

A Little Test!

Reality & Representations How do you know if the things we sense and perceive are real? Do we see reality as it is?