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Introductory Psychology II:

Concepts and Theory

Welcome to PS1509


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L1 Course Administrators

Dr Philip Benson

PS1509 coordinator

[email protected]

Mrs Emma Chambers

Level 1 Secretary

[email protected]

Dr David Pearson

PS1510 coordinator

[email protected]


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PS1509

Lectures in ALT on Mondays 11:00-12:00, Tuesdays

13:00-14:00 & Thursdays 11:00-12:00

Debate Workshops in Weeks 4, 6, 8, and 10

(week 4 begins February 18th)


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Sensation & Perception

Mondays 1100-1200

Dr Amelia HuntWeek 1-6

Dr Karin PilzWeek 7-12
http://www.hotornot.com/?rand=28543&hot=1


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Emotion

Tuesdays 1300-1400

Week 1- 6

Dr Margaret Jackson


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Evolution

Thursday 1100-1200

Week 1- 6

Dr Rama Chakravarthi


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Social Psychology

Tuesday 1300-1400

andThursday 1100-1200

Week 7-12

Dr Doug Martin


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The Schedule

Week 1-6 Week 7-12

Monday 1100-1200 Sensation & Perception

(Dr Hunt)

Sensation & Perception

(Dr Pilz)

Tuesday 1300-1400 Evolution

(Dr Chakravarthi)

Social Psychology

(Dr Martin)

Thursday 1100-1200 Emotion

(Dr Jackson)

Social Psychology

(Dr Martin)

PS1009 Perception: Sensory Transduction


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Lectures

Turn up on time

The course textbook isGleitman, H., Gross, J. & Reisberg, D. (2011). Psychology. (8th

Edition: International Student Edition)). New York/London: W.W.

Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-11682-3

Copies (Ref 150.Mar) in DRL heavy demand and 3 day loan Other texts and readings may be assigned by individual lecturers

Lecture slides, course guide and recordings will be available on

MyAberdeen


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PS1509 Assessment

75% of your final course grade isA one hour multiple choice exam

25% of your final grade is

Peer assessments of your contribution to workshops

Whats a workshop?


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If you are new or need to

change groups, get a sign-upsheet from the main office.

Final group allocations

will appear on the Level 1noticeboard (in foyer) and

MyAberdeen.

Workshop guidelines andtopics are also posted on

myAberdeen.


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Workshop Debates

#1, Week 4, Introduction:

Effective debatingTopic allocations* for #2

#2, Week 6, Debate [Perception],

peer assessment, feedback

Topic allocations for #3

#3, Week 8, Debate [Emo/Evo],

peer assessment, feedback

Topic allocations for #4

#4, Week 10, Debate [Social], peer

assessment, feedback

Meet your group

Research topicPrepare debate

*Note unlike last

term, you will be

allocated to group A

or B only once


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Contact your tutor or Emma ASAHP!

Dear (STUDENT NAME),

You are receiving this email to follow up your absence from (COURSE CODE) on (DD/MM/YY).

It is important to us that our students are well-informed and well-supported so please read the following carefully.

If your absence was due to illness, you need to submit either a self-certification (https://abdn.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/xid-15016_1 ) or a

medical certificate from your doctor/student health within 7 days of your absence.

If your absence was due to other circumstances then I would strongly encourage you to contact Student Support Services (located at the InfoHub)

where a wide range of information and support can be obtained. Links for some of the services provided by the university to support students are

provided below.

If you were absent from the class because you are experiencing difficulties with the course including its content then please make an appointment to

meet with me so we can discuss your concerns and identify solutions to improve your attendance. Any information discussed with me would beregarded as confidential.

Please acknowledge that you have received this email. If you intend submitting or have submitted a self-certification or medical certificate then

please let me know. If I do not hear from you within the next 4 5 days I will follow-up this email with a telephone call to ensure you have received

this information.

Be assured that your attendance is important to us and we are motivated to ensure that your student experience and academic performance are

well-supported. Do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to meet.

Kind regards,

(SUPPORT TEAM MEMBER)

Contact details:

General Advice and Support: (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/student-support/support-office.php)

Disability Advice / Support: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/disability/Advice for International Students: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/students/international/index.php

Financial Assistance (Hardship / Discretionary Funds, Childcare) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/students/financial-assistance.php

What happens if I miss a workshop ?

Failure to attend workshops can result in a loss of your class certificate (C7).

If youre having problems with attendance or have questions about the policy

contact our student support team:

Nicola Thompson ([email protected])

Toni Fallon ([email protected])
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Exams

Lecture slides/recordings are not sufficient for exams

Attending live lectures is always the best idea

Past paper in the library/online (PS1509)


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Where to get help, and find more information:

1. Handbook and MyAberdeen

2. Level 1 notice board

3. Psychology Office

4. Philip Benson ([email protected])


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Dr. Amelia Hunt

Contact me via email: [email protected]

Office hours: by appointmentCourse material posted on MyAberdeen

- lecture slides

- lecture recordings

- extra reading materialRead Gleitman et al Chapter 4

Sensation & Perception Lectures 1-6
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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What is Perception?

everything!


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Everything you see, feel, hear, taste, and smell is a product of the biological

machinery inside your brain.


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What do we sense?


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Light

Chemicals Mechanical forces

Temperature

What do we actuallysense?

Just four things.


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PS1009 Perception: Introduction

Input from the

physical world

Mental World /

Proximal StimuliPhysical World /

Distal Stimuli

psychophysics


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What is the relationship between the real

world and our perception of it?

Similar / the same Farther apart / unknowable

Empiricism knowledge comes from

outside the mind

Rationalism certain fundamental

principals drive/shape knowledgeThe environment shapes the brain and

our experience of the world

Our brains architecture shapes and

constrains experience

Blank Slate / Nurture Innate tendencies / Nature

PS1509 Perception: Sensory Transduction

How is the brain and perception shaped by

exposure to different environments?

e.g. neural plasticity, development, short and

long-term effects of stimulus exposure

What are the basic substrates and laws that

drive perception?

e.g. illusions, psychophysical laws, functional

brain anatomy


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How do we get from there to here?

Three steps:

1. Sample physical information2. Integrate and encode it in the brain

3. Interpret and use it

This course:


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The next six weeks . . .

Step Process Lecture

1. Sample information Sensory Transduction

- light (the eye) 2

- pressure (the ear, skin, etc.) 3

- chemicals (tongue, nose, etc.) 4

- temperature (skin, etc.) 4

2. Encode / register it Sensory Pathways and Networks

- vision 5- audition & somatosensation 6

3. Organize, interpret,

and use it

Perception 7-12 (Dr Pilz)


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Perception @ Aberdeen

Academic staff studying visual perception:

Dr Rama Chakravarthivisual awareness, readingDr Constanze Hesse visually-guided actions (reaching, grasping)

Dr Frouke Hermens models of eye movement control

Dr Amelia Hunt eye movements and spatial attention

Dr Jasna Martinovic neural mechanisms of object recognition

Dr Karin Pilz motion perception, vision across the lifespan

Prof Arash Sahraie visual deficits and rehabilitation

Academic staff studying related concepts:Dr Philip Benson eye movements in clinical populations

Prof Mike Burton face recognition

Dr Margaret Jackson visual working memory

Dr Rachel Swainson executive attention


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Methods in perception @ Aberdeen

Psychophysics

Reaction time

Eye tracking

Motion capture EEG

Patient studies

Computational modeling

fMRI

Documents

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