VISION PSYCHOLOGY

Course Code:

8012

Semester:

8th Semester - Division – Sector “Optics and Optometry”

Specialization Category:

SBC

Course Hours:

3

ECTS:

4


 LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is students’ understanding of Psychology of Vision and their acquaintance with
basic methods of perception of vision
Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to:

  • understand basic concepts of the Psychology of Vision.
  • know ways of dealing with problems and issues of the Psychology of Vision.
  • be familiar with the subject of Psychology of Vision.

SYLLABUS
Introduction (Concept, objects and methods of Psychology). The evolution of psychology
(Diachronic presentation of the scientific formation of Psychology. Psychology and its relation to the sciences of Man).
Learning- Memory- Thought- Intelligence. Concepts (Theories and pedagogical applications).
The Senses and the control of the mind. Explanation of stimuli and effect. The brain and nerves in the senses.
Vision as a psychological phenomenon, stimulus and stimulus transmission, optic nerves and brain lobes, visual chiasm, interpretation of the phenomenon of vision.