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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
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Module Title Perception
Module Code NS147
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Lorraine Boran
Semester 2: Lorraine Boran
Autumn: Lorraine Boran
Module TeacherLorraine Boran
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
The aim of this module is to provide an overview of key principles, methods of investigation and studies of research in the psychology of perception. Particular emphasis will be placed on an interdisciplinary explanatory framework within an historical and theoretical context.

Learning Outcomes
1. Critically consider classical and contemporary approaches to studying perception
2. Describe the main theories and research findings in the psychology of perception
3. Evaluate key theories and research findings covered in the module
4. Identify the value of inter-disciplinary research in the study of perceptual processes



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Based on indicative content and learning outcomes
Tutorial6Moderator and student-led tutorials
Independent learning93Self directed learning including exam preparation
Examination2Formal Examination
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Introduction to and history of the psychology of perception.
Experimental Methods of investigation.

Visual Perception and Attention.
Object Recognition.

Chemoreception – Smell and Taste.
Hearing and Speech Perception.

Cutaneous Perception.
Spatial Perception.

Multi-sensory Integration.
Disorders of Perception.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment40% Examination Weight60%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Essayn/a30%n/a
AssignmentJournal Article Review10%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Robert Sekuler, Randolph Blake: 2004, Perception, Mc-Graw Hill, London, 9780071112727
  • Vicki Bruce, Patrick Green, and Mark A. Georgeson: 2003, Visual Perception, Psychology Press, Hove, 9781841692388
  • Michael Eysenck, Mark T. Keane,: 2010, Cognitive Psychology Ed6, Psychology Press, Hove, 9781841695402
  • E. Bruce Goldstein: 2009, Sensation and Perception, 8th, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, CA, 9780495790792
  • Edward E. Smith and Stephen M. Kosslyn; with the contributions of Lawrence W. Barsalou... [et al.]: 2007, Cognitive psychology, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J., 9780131825086
  • John Anderson,: 2009, Cognitive Psychology and its Implications, 7th, Worth Publishers, New York, 9781429219488
  • Carol Brown,: 2007, Cognitive Psychology, SAGE Publications Ltd., London, 9781412918398
  • James Enns: 2004, The thinking eye, the seeing brain, W.W. Norton, New York, 9780393977219
  • James W. Kalat,: 2013, Biological Psychology, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, CA, 9781111831004
  • Philip Quinlan & Ben Dyson: 2008, Cognitive psychology, Pearson, London, 9780131298101
  • Daniel Reisberg: 2010, Cognition, W. W. Norton, New York, 9780393198515
  • Robert J. Sternberg,: 2011, Cognitive Psychology, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, CA, 9781111344764
  • Elizabeth Styles,: 2006, The Psychology of Attention, Psychology Press, Hove, 9781841693972
Other Resources
None
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BPYBSc (Honours) in Psychology
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