PSYC 4622 — Laboratory in Sensation and Perception

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLabNUpath WIusually offered: springtypical days: TBostonTraditional

Focuses on experiments using psychophysical methods in the various senses, typically including audition, vision, and others. Students collect data on themselves, analyze the data statistically, and write reports. Critical thinking is stressed.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - ENVR 2500 (min D-)
  - MGSC 2301 (min D-)
  - BUSM 224M
  - PSYC 2315 (min D-)
  - PSYC 2320 (min D-)
- PSYC 3452 (min D-)
- one of:
  - ENGL 1102 (min C)
  - ENGL 1111 (min C)
  - ENGW 1102 (min C)
  - ENGW 1111 (min C)
  - WRIT 201M
  - ENGW 1114 (min C)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Summer B 2023	1	13	15	87%	2.0
Spring 2024	1	14	19	74%	5.0
Summer B 2024	1	10	15	67%	5.0
Spring 2025	1	21	19	111%	0.0
Summer B 2025	1	13	15	87%	2.0
Spring 2026	2	39	38	103%	0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 30% · T 57% · W 25% · Th 21% · F 19%

Common patterns: TR (21% of sections), TF (19% of sections), M (18% of sections), T (17% of sections), W (13% of sections), MW (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Spring

David Richters (53% of students) · reviews
Aaron Seitz (28% of students) · reviews
Sarah Sheldon (19% of students) · reviews

Summer B

David Richters (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

Official catalog (PSYC course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PSYC courses · Plan it at numap.app