Psychology 351
Psychology of Perception
T-Th 1:00 - 2:20, Sewall 309
Rice University, Fall, 2009
James R. Pomerantz, pomeran@rice.edu
TA: Anna Stupina,
ais@rice.edu
See Owlspace for future updates to course information
Textbooks:
1. Sensation & Perception, 2e, by Wolfe et al. Sinauer 2009.
Note: there's an ebook version available. I've not seen it and so can't recommend it either way
Check it out here (scroll down a bit): http://www.sinauer.com/detail.php?id=9534
2. Visual Perception: Essential Readings, Steve Yantis. Psychology Press, 2001
Note: this book is sometimes subtitled "Key Readings in Cognition"
Syllabus is available on Owlspace (draft - subject to change, probably only minor change)
Still deciding? Click here for a two-minute video overview of this course.
Guidelines and topics for papers; listing of taken/available topics
Lecture Outlines (these are last year's; they will be updated to Owlspace as the semester progresses)
Week 4 Powerpoint, Mach Bands simulation
Week 6: Review
Week 7: exam and break
Week 8 PowerPoint (Perceptual Organization)
Week 9 PowerPoint (Motion)
Week 10 PowerPoint (Depth)
Bulging illusion, by Yasmine Gharbaoui
Week 11 , PowerPoint (Audition)
Week 13 PowerPoint (Speech, Music)
Week 14 PowerPoint (Perceptual Development)
Last update: August 20, 2009