Category Learning in Peripheral Vision

Year: 
2016

Project Description

Making category judgments is an essential part of the human condition. Is the dog hungry or not? Am I hungry or not? Is Trump a serious candidate or is this some sort of publicity stunt? Our ability to categorize things allows us to respond appropriately for the situation and has been an essential survival trait (responding to a mountain lion the same way you would a cat is not a viable long-term strategy).  Together we will explore the basics of category learning and the visual system’s role. The students will learn about the basics of human subject research (informed consent, briefing subjects, etc.) as well as running an experiment, collecting data, analyzing data, and interpreting results. Students will also learn about the many avenues of research in psychology/neuroscience, different data collection and experimental methods, and will gain valuable research experience!

Project Files