Visual Attention (P02303)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-VAHCN

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. Students should note that this course provides an introduction to empirical and theoretical foundations in the study of visual attention; it does not cover applied issues or the neuropsychology of visual attention.

Venue: S37, 7 George Square

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

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