By the end of this course students should:

1. Have gained a general understanding and appreciation of their sensory/perceptual
   systems.
2. Have an understanding of the anatomy, processes, and functions of the different
   sensory/perceptual systems.
3. Have gained first hand experience about many perceptual abilities/systems through
   the lab portion of the class.
4. Be able to engage in meaningful discussions of current approaches to sensation
   and perception.
5. Understand the role of theories and models in the study of sensation and
   perception.
6. Understand how models are used to generate new psychological knowledge.
7. Understand how experimental data relate to theories and models of sensory/
   perceptual processes.

1. Historical perspectives on significant discoveries, contributors, and major issues
   and trends forming the area
2. Psychophysics
3. Basic neurophysiology and neuropsychology related to sensation and perception
4. Vision
5. Audition
6. Taste
7. Smell
8. Somatosensory systems (e.g., touch, pressure, pain, warm and cold, kinesthesis)
9. Individual differences, defects and possible corrections, and development of
   abilities may also be included.