Face Perception (U00598)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-4-FP-PS

Faces convey information about personal identity, emotional state, speech and direction of attention. Human infants appear to come into the world ready to pay attention to faces and monkeys have specialised brain cells which respond specifically to faces. Brain injury occasionally produces perceptual and cognitive deficits which are specific to faces. In this option we will discuss some of the current research in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience which has helped us to develop a clearer understanding of the processes which are involved in the perception and recognition of faces. We will also consider how this knowledge may be relevant to solving applied problems of criminal identification.

A selection of the following topics will be discussed: Expression perception; lipreading; gaze perception; cognitive neuroscience of face perception; models of face perception and person identification; memory for unfamiliar faces and eyewitness testimony; development of face processing.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Normally Psychology Methodology 1 (U00651) or equivalent.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Block 3 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
15/01/2008	14:00	15:50	Room S.1, 7 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Understanding the contributions made by different methodological approaches within (and beyond) psychology to an interdisciplinary topic.
- Understanding in depth at least two different topics from the areas described.