COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Theory and Applications in Psychology of Perception
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PSY 557
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecturing / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The goal of this course is to inform the students about the basic theory and applications in psychology of perception.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will have the knowledge about the basic theory and applications in psychology of perception.
  • Will be able to conduct laboratory applications that demonstrate perceptual processes.
  • Will be able to evaluate and compare the theory and applications in psychology pf perception in a critical way.
  • Will be able to address visual systems in detailed.
  • Will have the knowledge about different perceptual mechanisms.
Course Description In this course sensory, cognitive and psychological processes that underlie perception are discussed in a theoretical and applied framework.
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Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Discussion of Syllabus
2 A Brief History of Perception and EEG Application Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 1 (2-19)
3 Perception and Hemispheric Specialization Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 4 (120-159)
4 Memory Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 9 (378-418)
5 The relationship Perception and Attention Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 7 (272-322)
6 The role of Perception on Emotion Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 10 (424-464)
7 Cognitive Control Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 12 (506-550)
8 The role of Perception on Language Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 11 (468-500)
9 Social Cognition and Perception Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 13 (558-598)
10 Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press. Chapter 14 (604-639)
11 EEG Application during visual perception
12 EEG Application during visual perception
13 EEG Application during auditory perception
14 EEG Application during auditory perception
15 Review of the Semester
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Mangun, G. R., Ivry, R., B., Gazzaniga, M.  (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. The biology of mind. W. W. Norton & Company, MIT Press.

 

ISBN-13: 978-0393603170
ISBN-10: 0393603172
Suggested Readings/Materials

Course Slides

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
2
60
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
5
75
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
2
33.5
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
35
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

X
2

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

X
3

To be able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

X
4

To be able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge.

X
5

To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information.

X
6

To be able to independently assume a problem, develop a problem solving method, solve the problem, assess the outcomes and apply this method when needed.

7

To be able to act according to ethical and scientific standards in collecting, evaluating and sharing data as well as be able to act as an inspector and instructor in the maintenance and transference of ethical values.

8

To be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention in the presence of unexpected and complicated problems. 

X
9

To be able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists.

X
10

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

X
11

To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest