1230 General Psychology III: Perception W. Marx
Tuesday 18-19, KOH-B-10
Wednesday 17-18, KOH-B-10
Description
The processing of visual information is a very important and complex ability of the brain. In the context of the lecture General Psychology III: Perception (Prof. W. Marx) Dr. phil. A. Schwaninger provides an insight in modern fundamental research and application of psychology of perception and visual cognition during four hours.
Materials
The slides for each lecture can be downloaded at least 24 hours prior to the lecture on this site (see table below). Five days after the lecture at the latest the corresponding slides are updated and provided on this site. The data files are in .pdf format and can be viewed as well as printed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free version of Acrobat Reader click here.
Schedule and Slides
| No. | Date | Topic | Slides |
| 1 | 18.01.05 | Introduction and overview | pe01.pdf |
| 2 | 19.01.05 | Perception and representation of faces | pe02.pdf |
| 3 | 25.01.05 | Interdisciplinary approach of face and object recognition | pe03.pdf |
| 4 | 26.01.05 | Application in aviation security projects | pe04.pdf |
Literature recommendation
The following two chapters provide a good survey of the discussed topics:
Schwaninger, A., Carbon, C.C., & Leder, H. (2003). Expert face processing: Specialization and constraints. In G. Schwarzer & H. Leder, Development of face processing (pp. 81-97), Göttingen: Hogrefe. [PDF]
Schwaninger, A. (2004a). Objekterkennung und Signaldetektion. In: B. Kersten & M.T. Groner (Eds.), Praxisfelder der Wahrnehmungspsychologie (pp. 106-130). Bern: Huber. [PDF]
Additional literture (not obligatory)
For additional publications click here.
A substantial list of literature with important publications in the field of visual cognition you find here. Please have a look at the books in Adrian Schwaninger's "Handapparat" in the library of the Department of Psychology (Zurichbergstr. 4, 8032 Zurich).