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Please go to the following link and listen to this discussion on the perception of time. Ordinarily I provide questions to guide your reposnes on these sorts of assignments, but I will leave it up to you do decide how you want to respond. It would be good if you visited an additional site ontheperception of time and bring that ito your discussion.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121753441

Let me know if you have any questions.

After reading the attachment I sent out and reading  what your text says about the sense of smell - please answer the following questions.

What does your text say about odor and the sense of smell?

What does the article say about odor the sense of smell?

After you watch the video write a brief discussion including 1) Why you picked that video, 2) What you expected to see, 3) What you actually saw and if you liked it or not, 4) What interested you the most? 5) How does the text discuss the material covered in the Ted Talk?

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

Go to the following site and read this article: http://www-psychology.concordia.ca/fac/deAlmeida/PSYC352/Pages/Treisman-1986-Features.pdf

After reading the article please discuss:

1) What was the article about and how does it relate to the material we discussed so far in class?

2) How does the article relate to how the eye detects shapes and objects?

3) What did you find interesting about this article?

4) Why do you think makes it an important classic in the history of perception?

5) What does your text say about the material covered in the article?

6) Make a list of the terms and concepts you used in this post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

1) Provide a brief summary of what you learned about camouflage based on your readings (include Julez's article as well) and internet explorations.

2) Discuss what you learned about camouflage from the Dr. Behrens' talk

3) What question did you ask him or would have asked him if there was time?

4) Why do you think camouflage is an important area of study for sensation & perception? 

1)      Discuss what your text has to say about change blindness (or a closely related topic).

2)      Search the Internet and follow your interests as they relate to change blindness.

Discuss the sites you visited, the information you found, and how it relates to Sensation & Perception. Make sure you integrate the information from the sites (Do not discuss the individual sites).  

3)      Provided a breif overview of the talk I presented in class last week on how the brain lies

4)   Discuss how changeblindness relates to the talk I gave

Read Chapter 8 and the epilouge in Visual Intelligence.

1)      Make a list of the topics covered in Chapter #7. DO NOT discuss the reader.

2)      Look up the topics covered in your reference text book.

3)      For each topic write at least one paragraph about what your text has to say about it. If you text doesn't directly address the topic, then find a topic in your text that most closely matches the topic from your list and discuss that. It should be clear for each topic paragraphs that you understand the topic well enough to explain it to a student that has not yet taken this class.

4)      What parts do you think you will remember from the reader and the text?

Briefly discuss the meeting. What if anything related to the Sensation & Perception class?

Please read the following article: 

 http://www.uni.edu/~maclino/sp/pdfs/Julesz_1965.pdf

After reading the article please discuss:

1) What was the article about and how does it relate to the material we discussed so far in class?

2) How does the article relate to how the eye detects shapes and objects?

3) What did you find interesting about this article?

4) Why do you think makes it an important classic in the history of perception?

5) What does your text say about the material covered in the article?

6) Make a list of the terms and concepts you used in this post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

After reading chapter 7 in Visual Intelligence make a mind map as you have been doing. Next post the following:

1)      Make a list of the topics covered in Chapter #7. DO NOT discuss the reader.

2)      Look up the topics covered in your reference text book.

3)      For each topic write at least one paragraph about what your text has to say about it. If you text doesn't directly address the topic, then find a topic in your text that most closely matches the topic from your list and discuss that. It should be clear for each topic paragraphs that you understand the topic well enough to explain it to a student that has not yet taken this class.

4)      What parts do you think you will remember from the reader and the text?

1)      Discuss what your text has to say about camouflage (or a closely related topic).

2)      Go to the following web page and follow your interests as they relate to camouflage.

http://www.bobolinkbooks.com/Index/Home.html

Discuss the parts of the site you visited, the information you found, and how it relates to Sensation & Perception

3)      Find another site on the web that deals with camouflage

Provide the url.

Discuss the parts of the site you visited, the information you found, and how it relates to Sensation & Perception.

4)      List 3 questions you have about camouflage, how the eye detects objects in the real world, how expectations might influence the detection of objects, etc.

Go to the site classics in the history of psychology and pick one of the articles in perception. http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/topic.htm#perception

After reading the article please discuss:

1) Why did you pick this article?

2) What was the article about and how does it relate to the material we discussed so far in class (if it doesn't then just say so)?

3) What did you find interesting about this article?

4) What do you think makes it an important classic in the history of psychology?

5) What does your text say about the material covered in the article?

6) Make a list of the terms and concepts you used in this post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

Go to the posts related to the Ted Talks we did in week #4.

Read though the posts and pick a Ted Talk that sounds interesting (one that you haven't seen before) then watch that Ted Talk. http://www.ted.com/talks 

After you watch the video write a brief discussion including 1) Why you picked that video, 2) What you expected to see, 3) What you actually saw and if you liked it or not, 4) What interested you the most? 5) How does the text discuss the material covered in the Ted Talk?

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

As we have done already - after reading chapter 6 in Visual Intelligence, go through your text and find out how the text discusses the material in the reader and any additional detail it might offer. You will need to turn in a mind map in class on Tuesday so it might be a good idea to make a mind map before you start the next part of this project.

Try to adhere to the format below - keep the numbering for organization.

1) Discuss what you read in the reader. Think about what you learned from the reader. What were the main points the author was trying to make? What were some examples he used? What was the most interesting part of the chapter - etc.?  Don't simply answer these questions; these are just some things to ask yourself before you start writing. I am pretty open to what you write about.

2) Discuss what you read in your text. How did the author of your text book go about addressing the related material? What did you find out about the topic that wasn't covered in the reader? What did you find interesting that was presented in the text? How difficult was it to find the related material in the text? Again don't specifically answer these questions, just use them as a way to think about the material. Feel free to experiment with your own style.

3) After you have had a chance to think about the material - what parts do you think you will remember and what parts do you think might fade from memory sooner.

4) Make a list of the terms and terminology you used in this post.

As we have done already - after reading chapter 5 in Visual Intelligence, go through your text and find out how the text discusses the material in the reader and any additional detail it might offer. You will need to turn in a mind map in class on Tuesday so it might be a good idea to make a mind map before you start the next part of this project.

Try to adhere to the format below - keep the numbering for organization.

1) Discuss what you read in the reader. Think about what you learned from the reader. What were the main points the author was trying to make? What were some examples he used? What was the most interesting part of the chapter - etc.?  Don't simply answer these questions; these are just some things to ask yourself before you start writing. I am pretty open to what you write about.

2) Discuss what you read in your text. How did the author of your text book go about addressing the related material? What did you find out about the topic that wasn't covered in the reader? What did you find interesting that was presented in the text? How difficult was it to find the related material in the text? Again don't specifically answer these questions, just use them as a way to think about the material. Feel free to experiment with your own style.

3) After you have had a chance to think about the material - what parts do you think you will remember and what parts do you think might fade from memory sooner.

4) Make a list of the terms and terminology you used in this post.

Much of the data we use in the class comes from non-human animal research. 1) Find a site that uses animal research. It could be a laboratory, a journal article, a video, etc. and discuss the site - What is being studied with what types of animals? What have we learned from the research? How are the animals used? How are they treated? etc. You don't have to answer these questions - use them as a guideline for formulating your comment.

2) Find a site that deals with the down side of animal research - i.e., Where do they go when they are no longer needed? Activist group? Site about ethical treatment, etc? Discuss the site. How does it relate to your site #1 (it might not)? What are the main issues? How are these issues handled with #1? Is the research being done in #1 worth the harm done to the animals?

3) What is your personal opinion of animal research?

As we have done already - after reading chapter 4 in Visual Intelligence, go through your text and find out how the text discusses the material in the reader and any additional detail it might offer. You will need to turn in a mind map in class on Tuesday so it might be a good idea to make a mind map before you start the next part of this project.

Try to adhere to the format below - keep the numbering for organization.

1) Discuss what you read in the reader. Think about what you learned from the reader. What were the main points the author was trying to make? What were some examples he used? What was the most interesting part of the chapter - etc.?  Don't simply answer these questions; these are just some things to ask yourself before you start writing. I am pretty open to what you write about.

2) Discuss what you read in your text. How did the author of your text book go about addressing the related material? What did you find out about the topic that wasn't covered in the reader? What did you find interesting that was presented in the text? How difficult was it to find the related material in the text? Again don't specifically answer these questions, just use them as a way to think about the material. Feel free to experiment with your own style.

3) After you have had a chance to think about the material - what parts do you think you will remember and what parts do you think might fade from memory sooner.

4) Make a list of the terms and terminology you used in this post.

There are a variety of really great lectures called TED Talks. Go to http://www.ted.com/talks and look around for a lecture that relates to a topic discussed in our text. This might take some doing, but there are a few and they should be worth your effort.

After you watch the video write a brief discuss including 1) Why you picked that video, 2) What you expected to see, 3) What you actually saw and if you liked it or not, 4) What interested you the most? 5) How does the text discuss the material covered in the Ted Talk?

Make a list of key terms and concepts you used in your post.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M

For this web divergence I would like you to find some web material that relates to what we have been reading about in our reader. I would like you to integrate what our reader and text discuss in relation to the site. When you write about the site, 1) Discuss in general what the site is about, 2) discuss why you chose this particular aspect of what we have been covering, 3) discuss how the web site uses the material - how it supports or extends what we have learned, 4) how does the reader present the material (what does it say about the material), 5) How does your text handle the material (what does it say), and 6) After reading the three sources of information, what do you now have to say about the particular topic you chose.

When you develop your comment for your homework please use the numbering system above for organization sake.

Take care,

--Dr. M 

As we have done already - after reading chapter 3 in Visual Intelligence, go through your text and find out how the text discusses the material in the reader and any additional detail it might offer. You will need to turn in a mind map in class on Tuesday so it might be a good idea to make a mind map before you start the next part of this project.

Try to adhere to the format below - keep the numbering for organization.

1) Discuss what you read in the reader. Think about what you learned from the reader. What were the main points the author was trying to make? What were some examples he used? What was the most interesting part of the chapter - etc.?  Don't simply answer these questions; these are just some things to ask yourself before you start writing. I am pretty open to what you write about.

2) Discuss what you read in your text. How did the author of your text book go about addressing the related material? What did you find out about the topic that wasn't covered in the reader? What did you find interesting that was presented in the text? How difficult was it to find the related material in the text? Again don't specifically answer these questions, just use them as a way to think about the material. Feel free to experiment with your own style.

3) After you have had a chance to think about the material - what parts do you think you will remember and what parts do you think might fade from memory sooner.

4) Make a list of the terms and terminology you used in this post.

This is a new task for you so I don't expect it to be perfect. I do expect that you do your best. I will give you feedback that you can use to do better in future assignments. Thus you get credit for doing - not qualitatively.

I haven't found a good lateralization experiment online as of yet. So go to http://www.psych.uni.edu/psychexps/Exps/labexperiments.htm and pick a study that interests you and is related to sensation and perception. Participate in the experiment and then report your experiences here.

Please try to adhere to the following format if you can and use the numbering for organization.

1) Brief introduction - As with a research article (remember back to your research methods class) write a brief intro to the experiment. Use terms and terminology for the reader, your text, the online site, and any other information relevant to the experiment. Remember to cite your sources. You don't need a references section, I just want to get an idea of where your information is coming from.

2) Write what you think the hypothesis of the experiment is.

3) Write a method section (again think about what you learned in research methods class).

4) Write a results section (it is OK if it is only descriptive statics from your run).

5) Write a discussion section (include at the end how this relates to sensation & perception).

6) Make a list of the terms and terminology you used in your write up that relate to sensation & perception.

For this homework I would like you to go to the urls below and participate in the cow eye dissection.

You can watch the dissection or you can do your own for more class credit if you like. If you film your own dissection and post it you will get more class credit.

Watch: http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/step01.html

You can do your own using any eyeball you want - fish, cow, etc...

Do: http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/doit.html

I would the like you to post a narrative type comment in the following format: 1) briefly discuss how your text book presents the relevant information about the eye (use facts and paraphrase the material), 2) do the web activity, 3) post in a narrative format your experience with the activity, and 4) Discuss how well the web site kept its facts and figures correct in relation to the material in your text book.

(Basically I want you to spend equal time in your text book and in the web. I would like you to use the terminology they are using in the book to teach you about the eye in your post. The sort of fact check the site to make sure it is consistent with your text - I am sure they are, but you will need to discuss this. This will take some time, so be prepared to spend it on this homework).

You can turn this in before Friday - if you are going to use a real eye I'll give you more time.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Dr. M