Module Number

INF3222 (KOGM2310) 		Module Title

Perception: Psychophysics and Modeling 		Type of Module

Elective Compulsory
ECTS 6
Work load
- Contact time
- Self study
Workload:
180 h
Class time:
60 h / 4 SWS
Self study:
120 h
Duration 1 Semester
Frequency In the winter semester
Language of instruction English
Type of Exam

Written exam
Lecture type(s) Lecture
Content

In this lecture, students learn the central principles and the limits of visual and auditory perception as well as how to investigate them by means of psychophysical approaches. The following topics are covered:
- Visual perception: Optics of the eye; spatial vision; texture, materials and colours; object recognition and scene perception; visual attention and saliency.
- Auditory perception: Anatomy and function of the auditory system; auditory thresholds and loudness; spatial hearing and auditory scene analysis; frequency and pitch of complex auditory stimuli (speech, music).
- Psychophysics: How to study perception; levels of explanation; experimental design and signal detection theory, modern computational approaches.
Objectives

Participants learn the central behavioural limits, concepts and psychophysical methods in selected topics of visual and auditory perception. In addition, they get to know some details of state-of-the-art computational models in these domains and their theoretical foundations.
Allocation of credits / grading
Type of Class
Status
SWS
Credits
Type of Exam
Exam duration
Evaluation
Calculation
of Module (%)
Lecture
V
o
4
6.0
wt
90
g
100
Prerequisite for participation There are no specific prerequisites.
Lecturer / Other Wichmann
Literature

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Last offered Wintersemester 2021
Planned for Wintersemester 2023
Assigned Study Areas BIOINFM2510, INFM2510, MDZINFM2510, MEINFM3210