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Advanced Perception & Cognition 1 - PSY00014I

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  • Department: Psychology
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Fiona McNab
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2022-23

Module aims

This course offers students an opportunity to study in-depth two key topics in perception and cognition, higher level perceptual processing and attention. This leads onto how knowledge of the principles of perception and cognition can be applied in the real world.

Module learning outcomes

  • Describe key theories of attention
  • Critically analyse current research in attention
  • Explain how attention can be studied in real world situations
  • Understand better how complex stimuli (faces, bodies, actions) are perceived
  • Appreciate some of the major theories of the perception of complex stimuli
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the neurophysiological processes underlying perception of complex stimuli
  • Explain how the brain integrates different sensory information to help us better understand and interact with the world

Module content

The first half of this course will be focused on the psychology of attentional processes. Students will study historical and current models of attention, examining closely the research that supports them. The course will also examine what research can tell us about functioning of attention in real world situations. This module will then focus on visual perception, how we see and make sense of the faces, bodies and actions of other people. It will examine at visual processing, perception of objects and brain mechanisms underlying perceptual processing.

Indicative assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Perception & Cognition 1		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Perception & Cognition 1		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Marks will be released via e:vision.

Indicative reading

Basic Vision: an introduction to visual perception. Snowden, R. Thompson, P. & Troscianko T. (2012) Oxford University Press

Cognitive Psychology. Quinlan, P. & Dyson, B. (2008) Pearson.


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