Postgraduate Course: Visual Attention (PSYL11039)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Attention plays a critical role in current theories of human visual perception and visual cognition. This course considers the role of attention in visual encoding, visual memory, visual representation, and visual experience. Phenomena and experimental paradigms to be discussed include attentional cueing, visual search, change blindness, attentional capture, and the relationship between covert attention and overt eye movements. The function of attention in complex tasks such as reading, scene perception, dynamic image perception, and real-world activity are highlighted. The course emphasizes the active nature of overt attention and includes in-depth discussion of the use of eyetracking to study visual attention and cognition. The main focus of the course is on introducing students to empirical and theoretical foundations in the study of visual attention, but the neuropsychology of visual attention is touched upon briefly.. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 2 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 7-11 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 7, Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. 3.10 Dugald Stewart Building |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes. On successful completion of the course, MSc students will:
a) Understand the core theoretical concepts of visual attention
b) Understand the key experimental paradigms and main sources of evidence associated with these core theoretical concepts
c) Be able to critically evaluate the existing evidence
d) Understand how new experiments would add to theory advancement in this area
e) Be able to apply knowledge about visual attention in both written and oral form |
Assessment Information
| One 3000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Antje Nuthmann
Tel: (0131 6)50 3459
Email: antje.nuthmann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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