Psychology & Brain Sciences 391PR - S-Speech Perception

The course will examine human speech recognition. A special focus will be on how humans recognize the sounds and words a speaker produces from both hearing and seeing the speaker. We will examine the basic mechanisms and mental representations involved in how humans recognize speech from these two modalities. We will discuss original research articles describing empirical research and prominent theories and models of speech perception. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions, give presentations, work on group projects, and write a research project proposal.

Open to Senior and Junior Psychology majors only. Pre Req: PSYCH 241 Ling 201 or Psych 318 are recommended prerequisites.This class may open to juniors later in the registration period if space permits.