Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Psychophysics and the psychology of perception | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Valentine Vanootighem | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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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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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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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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| Valentine VANOOTIGHEM Mobile phone: 0494 50 57 33 E-mail: valentine.vanootighem@ulg.ac.be(roger.genicot@ulg.ac.be) | ||