PSY 3240 — Sensation and Perception
3 semester hours Undergraduate Lecture
Examines how our sensory organs—eyes, ears, skin, mouth, and nose—along with our sensory nervous system inform our awareness of the outside world and influence our internal perceptual world. Covers perception of light, space, form, motion, color, attention, speech, and music. Topics include visual and auditory perception, neural and anatomical bases, and early and ongoing influences on development of sensation and perception.
Prerequisites one of: PSY 1100 (min D-) all of: PSY 1010 (min D-) PSY 1210 (min D-) all of: PSY 1010 (min D-) PSY 1410 (min D-) all of: PSY 1210 (min D-) PSY 1410 (min D-)
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