A hands-on introduction to the interdisciplinary field of vision science. The course will cover a broad range of material, from perceptual psychology, to single-cell physiology, to computational theories of visual processing. Some previous coursework in perception or neuroscience, and rudimentary knowledge of matrix algebra would be helpful but are not required. Registration will require permission of the instructor. Laboratory exercise will include replications of major experiments and novel extensions permitting students to develop psychological hypotheses and the experimental rationale to test them.
People exist in both public and private worlds.
The methodologies by which psychologists explore these worlds are quite different. This seminar will compare and contrast data from representative methodologies, using concepts that theoretically intersect. In particular, we will compare data provided by tests and inventories derived from humanistic personality theory with data developed from a tutorial program that uses Skinnerian principles of behavioral analysis to teach the concepts of humanistic personality theory on an individualized basis. Throughout the semester, members of the class will provide the data, and privacy will be fully respected. This seminar will focus on observational methods of studying social psychological phenomena.