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Psychology of Perception

Psychology of Perception

Code	12752
Year	2
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	T(45H)
Scientific area	Social and Human Sciences
Entry requirements	No entry requirements.
Mode of delivery	face to face
Learning outcomes	to promote an understanding of Perception; to describe central behaviors issues as well as theories, models and concepts. to integrate and to apply learning and memory explaining theories to real life problems; to explain implications to the understanding of the individual as a whole; to communicate in a clear and structured way both orally and written. to synthesize content from documents;to develop interpersonal relationship skills through cooperative learning groups
Syllabus	1. Visual perception; 2. Memory; 3. Thought 4. Attention; 5. Motivation; 6. Interpersonal relationships and culture 7. Decision making
Main Bibliography	Bruce, V., Green P.R. & Georgeson, M. (1996). Visual Perception: Physiology, Psychology and Ecology (3rd ed.) Hove: Psychology Press Eysenck, M. W. (2001). Principles of Cognitive Psychology (2nd ed.) Hove: Psychology Press Goldstein, E.B. (2010). Sensation and Perception (8th ed.) Wadsworth-Thompson. Kalat, J. W. (2004). Biological psychology. Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson Purves D. & Lotto R. B. (2004). Why we see what we do. Sinauer Associates Roberts, D. (2002). Signals and Perception - The Fundamentals of Human Sensation. Palgrave Macmillan. Wade, N. J. (2006). Perception and illusion: Historical perspectives. Springer Science & Business Media. Weinschenk, S. (2011). 100 things every designer needs to know about people. Pearson Education.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.