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| PSYC2210-1 | Psychophysics and the psychology of perception
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Valentine Vanootighem |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| a. Overview of the disciplines that deal with perception: physics and engineering, psychobiology and sensorial psychophysiology; psychophysics and cognitive psychology of perception; perception and social life; phenomenology, etc.
b. Advanced theories of perception.
c. Aspects of perception (for instance, for vision): psychophysical relations, seeing shapes, colours, relief, movement, objects. Illusions and visual inattentions, visual strategies, multisensorial integration and substitutes.
d. Applications in everyday life: advertising; lighting and road markings on motorways and in towns; media and communication; eye-witness reports; robotics; etc. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Knowledge of the general anatomy and physiology of the sensory organs. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| In-depth study of a theme on recent bibliographical works. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Classes taught at ULg. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Yes |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Roger GENICOT
Phone.: 04 221 22 51
Mobile phone: 0497 458 365
E-mail: roger.genicot@ulg.ac.be |
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