Psychophysics

I. Content: Psychophyics: Methods, Weber's contributions, Fechner's contributions, Modern Day psychophysics.

II. Prerequisites:
The students should have a firm understanding of how researchers have tried to explore the workings of the brain.

III. Instructional Objectives:
When requested, the students should be able demonstrate they know what psychophysics is and what is tells us about the brain. The should understand the methods of psychophysics and the contributions of the early psychophysicists. They should also understand that many researchers today conduct research in psychophysics.

IV. Instructional Procedures:
A. The instructor begins by asking why we would be interested in knowing about the relationship between the physical world and the mental world. 
B. The instructor will discuss the topic using powerpoints.
C. The instructor will administer the assessment and answers.
D. The instructor will discuss the follow up activity.

V. Materials and Equipment:
A. Psychophysics Experiment programs
B. Images of psychophysic instruments
C. description of modern day laboratory

VI. Assessment:
Students will be given a multiple choice test to see if they understand the definitions and concepts presented in the lecture.

VII. Follow up Activities:
Find a laboratory on the Internet that conducts research using psychophysics - discuss the research and the techniques they use. Papers should include a print of the web sties main page. The report should use language and terms introduced in the chapter.

VIII. Self Assessment:
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IX. Additional Resources:
Two-point threshold