To learn principles of visual perception,
including anatomy/physiology of the visual system, perception of
color, Gestalt processing, and depth perception.
To demonstrate issues in planning design and
procedures for an experiment in a quazi-structured manner to
facilitate sound planning for the IRP.
Read through the content materials. They will
provide a background for the experiment, as well as supplementing
your knowledge of visual perception.
Read experiment. You may find the instructions
to be a bit sketchy. Think about what has not been outlined in the
procedures. (e.g., How many trials do I run? Is it OK to do the
experiment on myself? Do I use a repeated measures, between
conditions design? Or a counter balanced, within subjects design?)
Read assignment and questions, noting the
materials you will need. (Reviewing the questions will help in
planning your design!!)
Determine design and other parameters you wish
to use.
Perform experiment, making careful
observations and collecting data. You should be able to do this at
home with materials in your kitchen.
Analyze the data using a statistical test of
significance.
Complete questions. An excellent assignment
will have thoughtful, complete answers that demonstrate an
understanding of the issues presented in this experiment.
Complete the evaluation. Submit it
electronically.
Turn in your observations, raw data, analysis
(note or table form is OK) AND your responses to the questions (in
paragraph form) next week in lab.
