PSY20080 Visual and Social Cognition

Academic Year 2023/2024

This course provides an introduction to the study of visual cognition, of how 'seeing' allows us perceive a world of meaningful objects, actions and events. The focus will be on higher-order processes in vision including face perception, object recognition, attention and scene perception and will include topics on social cognition (e.g., the perception of action and biological motion). The course introduces the various ways in which psychologists study visual cognition; through the study of the neural basis of visual cognition, through the use of experimental psychology, and by studying the changes in perceptual and cognitive function that occur as a result of brain injury.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:Demonstrate a knowledge of how the visual system operates to acquire and represent information about objects and events in the external worldDemonstrate an understanding of the different methods by which we study cognition and how they relate to each other

Indicative Module Content:

Face perception, visual pathways, visual attention, evolutionary psychology and perception of attractiveness, social cognition

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

21

Tutorial

0

Autonomous Student Learning

104

Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
lectures, in-class tutorials, online participation in experiments and online learning of applications 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

This module assumes a basic understanding of human perception. Students should have taken PSY 10040 or a similar introductory course (e.g., a neuroscience course covering perceptual/sensory systems) before taking this module. Please note that this is a serious recommendation.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
PSY40550 - Readings visual social cogniti, PSY40800 - Readings in Visual & Social


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: Final essay assignment Week 12 n/a Graded No

70

Class Test: In class exam Week 7 n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

30


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Midterm graded will be uploaded for students, those seeking to check or receive feedback should contact module coordinator

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
     
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Spring