Prof. Greg Francis1PSY 310: Sensory and Perceptual ProcessesPurdue UniversityIntroductionPSY 310Greg FrancisLecture 01What’s coming up?Purdue UniversityCogLab info Registration information given in class (free) necessary to use CogLab Follow instructions in syllabus to set up CogLablogin ID, and password Select a registration code from the lists goingaround the class Write your name next to the registration code Write down your registration code on the “Instructionsfor getting started with CogLab” sheetPurdue UniversityCourse outline Syllabus on the web http://www2.psych.purdue.edu/~gfrancis/Classes/PSY310/index.html Low-level vision and physiology -- EXAM (20%) Mid-level vision and experimental methods-- EXAM(20%) Action and audition -- EXAM (20%) Touch, olfaction, and taste Cumulative Final (20%)Purdue UniversityTopics This course is about getting informationabout the world around us through oursenses It’s not at all what you think it is It is not fully understood Perception involves: Neurophysiology and mechanisms Experimental methods Computational modelsPurdue UniversityTopics Most of the course focuses on visual perception Best theories and data Many of the ideas translate well to other areas ofperception Easiest to show demonstrations and main ideas Many applications to every day life The topics listed on the syllabus are tentative andmay change The exam dates are solid, they will not changePurdue UniversityRequired textbook Goldstein, E. Bruce. (2001). Sensationand Perception, 6th edition. WadsworthPublishing: Pacific Grove, CA. You can find many used copies at half.com. Some versions come with a multimedia CD, thisis not required (although you might find it useful).You can also find versions with the CD athalf.com. Some are cheaper than without the CD.Prof. Greg Francis2PSY 310: Sensory and Perceptual ProcessesPurdue UniversityRequired textbook Goldstein, E. Bruce. (2001). Sensationand Perception, 6th edition. WadsworthPublishing: Pacific Grove, CA. It’s a good book for neurophysiology andexperimental methods Stay up to date on the reading assignments Has very little about computational models The lectures will be especially important for this topicPurdue UniversityExams Mix of multiple choice (25 questions) andshort answer (5 questions) Exams cover both the material in lectureand in the textbook Detailed study guides will be provided atleast one week in advance of an exam Beware the scheduling of the final exam!Purdue UniversityClass participation Occasionally I need assistance during a lecture I will randomly select names from the class list Other times the whole class will participate If you are absent, you lose class participationpoints (few excuses) Contributes to 10% of class grade. Approximately 10 checks per semesterPurdue UniversityAt-home labs Cognitive psychology on-line laboratory (CogLab) Java-based programs that can be run through a webbrowser (e.g., NetScape, Firefox, IE Explorer, Opera,Safari). You may need to upgrade your version of Java. See theCogLab Browser Check page for details Note, we are using a development site located at Purdue Do not got to the official CogLab site. Your registration codewill not work. You participate in classic experiments Grade is based solely on completing the experiment, noton the quality of the dataPurdue UniversityAt-home labs Labs are listed on the syllabus They must be completed by 9:00 am at the date indicatedin the syllabus else you get no credit Total lab grade contributes to 10% of your class grade. Since I wrote CogLab, you get access to the experimentsfor free (a $20 value!) See handout for instructions on getting started First lab is due at 9:00 am on Friday!Purdue UniversityGrading Straight scale 90%-100% A 80% - 89% B 70% - 79% C 60% - 69% D 0% - 59% F No rounding up.Prof. Greg Francis3PSY 310: Sensory and Perceptual ProcessesPurdue UniversityGrading Typical grades from PSY 200 (CognitivePsychology) I expect the grades in this course to be similarE1 E2 E3 E4 Coglab Class Class Partptn GradeMin 22 39 23 30 5.6 0 30.0Max 98 99 99 97 100 100 96.4Average 71.2 80.5 75.0 74.0 87.2 80.6 76.6Purdue UniversityImportance of attendingclass Counts for 10% of final class grade Correlates well with final class grade (r=0.78)0.0020.0040.0060.0080.00100.000.00 50.00 100.00Class participation %Class grade %Purdue UniversityInstructor office hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 2:30 -3:20 pm Or by appointment Psych 3174 Email: [email protected] WWW:http://www2.psych.purdue.edu/~gfrancis/Classes/PSY310/index.html updates to the syllabus links to labsPurdue UniversityLecture notes Downloadable from the class web page Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format Reduced form (6 pages) Usually on reserve before the lecture» but no promisesPurdue UniversityTeaching assistants Grade exams Keep track of grades Will lecture when I am out of town Not planned for this semester Have office hours Provide out-of-class study sessions forexamsPurdue UniversityTeaching assistant Sufen Chen Office: Psychological Sciences Building., Room3190 Office hours: TBA Phone: 494-8667 (shared by several students) Email: [email protected]. Greg Francis4PSY 310: Sensory and Perceptual ProcessesPurdue UniversityTeaching assistant Huijun Wang Office: Psychological Sciences Building., Room3198 Office hours: MW: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Phone: 494-8667 (shared by several students) Email: [email protected] UniversityNext time Basic background on perception Techniques for studying perception Some Philosophy Neurophysiology Experimental