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psy160 - Psychophysics (Veranstaltungsübersicht)

Department für Psychologie

6 KP

Modulteile

Semesterveranstaltungen Sommersemester 2016

Prüfungsleistung

Vorlesung

6.02.007 - Introduction to visual perception & illusions
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christoph Siegfried Herrmann, Dipl.-Ing.
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Strüber, Dipl.-Psych.
Montag: 14:00 - 16:00, wöchentlich (ab 04.04.2016)

Seminar

6.02.008 - Investigating visual illusions
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Strüber, Dipl.-Psych.
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christoph Siegfried Herrmann, Dipl.-Ing.
Montag: 16:00 - 18:00, wöchentlich (ab 04.04.2016)

Hinweise zum Modul

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen	Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology.
Hinweise	The module will be offered every summer term and lasts one semester.
Prüfungsleistung Modul	• The participants will have to plan and conduct an experiment on visual perception and to analyse the data. • A bonus system will be employed.
Kompetenzziele	Goals of module: The aim of this module is to provide students with general knowledge on visual perception and psychophysics (part 1). In part 2, an experimental background on how the human brain processes information from the outside world will be provided. To this end, students will not only learn to extract knowledge from scientific articles but also to plan and conduct an experiment on visual perception and to analyse the data. Competencies: Scientific literacy, critical and integrative thinking, practice in experimentation, techniques for the presentation of scientific results, analysis of experimental data using MATLAB, communicative competencies.