PSYO 2150

Perceptual Processes

Lec 01 selected

Perception deals with the way in which our senses provide us with information about our environment. This course focuses on the process by which sensory experiences are coded, how they are interpreted by the nervous system, and how experience modifies perception.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2024 syllabus by Nathan Crowder. Open the PDF

Grading

10%Online quizzes (5)2% each
27%Midterm 1Oct 4; in person
27%Midterm 2Nov 4; in person
36%Final examCumulative; in person

Textbook

  • Sensation and Perception, 11th edition, E. B. Goldstein and L. Cacciamani (optional)

Course rules

Missed assessments
For contagious illness or emergencies, notify the instructor and submit a Brightspace absence declaration; valid missed-item weight moves to the final.
Absence limit
The absence declaration may be used at most twice and covers no more than three consecutive days each time.
Quiz technology
With evidence of a technology malfunction during an online quiz, its weight transfers to the final exam.
Testing
Quizzes and exams are closed-book and must be completed alone; no other devices or materials are allowed.
Course materials
Do not share, post, or redistribute course materials; destroy personal copies of recordings at term's end.
Final exam
Travel is not a valid reason to reschedule the final; do not leave Halifax before the exam period ends.
Online transition
If instruction moves online, assessment components become equally weighted fortnightly tests.

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