Psychology 314 - SEM: FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR

Topics course. This seminar explores the cognitive processes underlying human perception and comprehension of film, the techniques film makers use to capitalize on these processes, as well as the general portrayal of cognition by film makers. We will read and discuss empirical articles and view relevant examples of film. Topics range from change blindness and apparent motion to depictions of amnesia in 20th century film. Prerequisite: PSY 218 or PSY 219 or permission of the instructor.

Topic: Cognition in Film. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores