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Presentation
Presentation
The present curricular unit (CU) intends to create an opportunity for the introduction to the study of human cognition, focusing on two of the basic psychological processes that support it, namely: perception and attention. Accordingly, the delineation of the learning outcomes (LO), syllabus contents (C), and teaching methodologies (TM) was globally guided by the following criteria: 1) the broad goal of introduction to the study of human cognition and, more specifically, to the study of the cognitive processes of Attention and Perception; 2) the knowledge of the conceptual and empirical models that underpin the students' future autonomous ability to deepen the advanced frameworks on Attention and Perception; 3) the knowledge and application of the main paradigms of basic and applied research.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP608-22175
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
C.1 Perception 1.1 Conceptual foundations 1.2 Historical marks in Perception research 1.3 Sensory and perceptual modalities C2. Research Methods and Techniques on Perception 2.1 Behavioral paradigms 2.2 Experimental paradigms C3. Attention 3.1 Concepts and taxonomies 3.2 Conceptual Foundations: main theoretical paradigms 3.3 Attention, perception, emotion and high cognitive processes C4. Attention Research Methods and Techniques 4.1 Behavioral paradigms 4.2 Experimental paradigms C5. Applied Research on Perception and Attention 5.1 Individual differences 5.2 Deficits and impairments in Perception and Attention
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Objectives
Objectives
LO1 - To integrate the theoretical and empirical framework of Attention and Perception in the broader disciplinary field of Human Cognition LO2 - Understand an d critically analyse the conceptual foundations in the Psychology of Attention field LO3 - To apply research paradigms in the field of Attention LO4 - To know the conceptual and empirical foundations of the Psychology of Perception LO5 - To apply research paradigms in the field of Perception LO6 - To know and explore the applications of Attention and Perception research to the study of individual differences, normative functioning and dysfunctionality LO7 - To apply skills of selection and critical analysis of the scientific literature LO8 - To identify conceptual or empirical inconsistencies in theoretical or methodological proposals
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Expositive and cooperative methods(TM1); database searching(TM2), critical analysis(TM3) and discussion of scientific papers(TM4); teacher's feedback(TM5), peer feedback(TM6); spaced and retrieval practice(TM7); experimentations in laboratory classes and in neuroscience lab(TM8), empirical reports writing(TM9); case analysis and diversified knowledge application exercises(TM10). The proposed pedagogical methodologies are based on evidence-informed practices and are intended to help students achieve the objectives, contents, and skills of the curricular unit.
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References
References
Foley, H-J., & Bates, M. (2019). Sensation and Perception. Routledge. Golldstein, E. B., & Brockmole, J. E. (2017). Sensation and perception (10th ed.). Cengage Learning. Lund, N. (2017). Attention . Routledge. Nobre, K., & Kastner, E. (Ed.) (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Attention . Oxford University Press. Schwartz, B. L., & Krantz, J. H. (2023). Sensation and perception. SAGE Publications. Wixted, J. & Serences, J. (Eds.) (2018). Steven's Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience: Sensation, perception and attention. (Vol 2, 4th ed). Wiley. Wolfe, J. M., Kluender, K., Levi, D., Bartoshuk, L., Herz, R. S., Klatzky, R. L., & Merfeld, D. M. (2020). Sensation & Perception , 6th ed. Oxford Univbersity Press.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
