It seems so natural and effortless to sense and perceive objects and events in our environment that we tend to take sensation and perception for granted.
Many perceptual illusions provide compelling evidence for the complexity of perceptual organization.
This course will cover vision, audition, smell and taste, as well as touch and pain and even the perception of time. By looking at specific phenomena in all of those modalities we will be able to describe many general mechanisms and phenomena that are common to all senses. Students will be introduced to methods used in psychology, neuroscience, biology and artificial intelligence. An overview of theories and research across the range of social behavior from intra-individual to the group level including the effects of culture, social environment, and groups on social interaction. The concept of culture and its influence on theory and research in social psychology will provide the primary organization for this seminar.