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Introductory Psychology II:
Concepts and Theory
Welcome to PS1509
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p y
L1 Course Administrators
Dr Philip Benson
PS1509 coordinator
Mrs Emma Chambers
Level 1 Secretary
Dr David Pearson
PS1510 coordinator
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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
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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
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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