Have a Great Summer:
6/19/2009

I hope that you learned a lot about perception.  Now it is time to enjoy the beautiful weather.  Have a great, but safe summer.

Exam 4 Grades:
6/19/2009

Exam 4 grades are available from the Check Grades link on the left.  I added 5 points to the score I sent in the email.  That brought the mean to 82.4% with a standard deviation of 12.9%.  The following histogram shows the letter grades for the second exam.

If you have questions about the exam or class, please let me know.

Exam 4:
6/14/2009

Exam 4 must be submitted no later than 4:30 PM EDT on Friday, June 19.  It has the same format as the first three exams and is closed book and closed notes like all exams in this class.  Exam 4 covers chapters 12, 13, 14 and 15 and the related material on the class web site.  If you haven't already started studying for the exam, you should do so now.

Exam 3 Grades:
6/11/2009

Exam 3 grades are available from the Check Grades link on the left.  I added 10 points to the score I sent in the email.  That brought the mean to 81.8% with a standard deviation of 5.8%.  The following histogram shows the letter grades for the second exam.

If you have questions about the exam or about class, please let me know.

Exam 3:
6/5/2009

Exam 3 must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 10.  It has the same format as the first two exams and is closed book and closed notes like all exams in this class.  Exam 3 covers chapters 8, 9, 10 and 11 and the related material on the class web site.  If you haven't already started studying for the exam, you should do so now.

June 8th Is the Last Day to Withdraw:
6/3/2009

Monday, June 8 is the last day to withdraw from first summer term course.  If you want to withdraw, you will need your academic advisor's signature and my signature on your drop form.

Exam 2 Grades:
6/2/2009

Exam 2 grades are available from the Check Grades link on the left.  I added 10 points to the score I sent in the email.  That brought the mean to 73.2% with a standard deviation of 10.4%.  The lowest three grades correspond to people who either did not listen to the lectures that were covered on the exam or did so on the afternoon of the exam.  There is too much information to learn it in a single day.  The following histogram shows the letter grades for the second exam.

If you have questions about the exam, please let me know.

Exam 2:
5/25/2009

Exam 2 must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM EDT on Monday, June 1.  It has the same format as the first exam and is closed book and closed notes like all exams in this class.  Exam 2 covers chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 and the related material on the class web site.  If you haven't already started studying for the exam, you should do so now.

Happy Memorial Day:
5/22/2009

I hope that everyone has a great and safe Memorial Day.  Take some time to remember why the day is celebrated.

Exam 1 Grades:
5/21/2009

Grades for the first exam are available from the Check Grades link on the left.  The mean on the exam was 76.5% with a standard deviation of 11.7%.  The following histogram shows the frequency of each letter grade:

If you want to do better on the next exam, I strongly encourage you to read and follow the advise on the How to Study page, which is available in the list of links on the left.

Exam 1:
5/15/2009

Exam 1 is due no later than 11:59 PM EDT on Wednesday, May 20.  The style of the exam is explained on page two of the syllabus. The exam is closed book and closed notes.  Click on the Exams link in the list of links on the left to request the exam.  Once you have requested the exam, you must submit your answers within one hour.  If you take longer than one hour, you will lose points for each minute over one hour.  You may request the exam once -- don't request it until you are ready to take it.

Discussion Questions:
6/13/2009

The Discussion link in the list of links on the left contains some of the questions that I would ask in class.  I encourage you to look at the questions and respond to them -- this is one way of being active in the learning process and being active has been shown to increase comprehension and long term retention of the material. 

How To Study:
5/12/2009

The How to Study link in the list of links on the left contains suggestions based on psychological research for studying for this (or any other class.)  I strongly encourage you to take a moment to read it.  Page two of the syllabus describes the nature of the exams.  The exams will contain information from the lectures and from the book.  If you have not started reading the textbook and listening to the lectures, then you are behind.  The first exam must be submitted no later than Wednesday, May 20.

Online Lectures:
5/11/2009

If you have not already found the online lectures, you can find them by clicking on the Lectures & Notes link in the list of links on the left side of the class home page.  Clicking on the lecture notes icon () will allow you to print out small copies of the slides that you will see during the lecture.  Clicking on the lecture icon () will allow you to see the slides and hear the lecture.  There isn't much time between now and the first exam, which must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM EDT on 5/20.  I strongly encourage you to start reading the chapters and listening to the lectures.  You should also be taking notes from the chapters and lectures and reviewing those notes on a regular basis.

Welcome:
3/4/2009

I hope that you find this class as interesting as I find perception.  Perception is a fundamental part of our lives and an understanding of how we perceive is essential to understanding the human experience.

Getting Started:
3/4/2009

Take some time to explore the class web site.  You will want to print and read a copy of the syllabus.  You can visit the lectures & notes page to listen to lectures and access printed copies of the lecture slides.  You can view the address book to find out who is in the class and email them if you want.  The discussion link takes you to a list of questions that I might ask in a traditional course and you can respond to those questions.  When you are ready to take an exam, you can access the exam from the exams link.  Please note that you can only request an exam once -- DO NOT request the exam unless you are prepared to take it.  Finally, you can create flash cards and use them to study for the exams.  By creating your own flash cards, you will be engaging in a learning activity that will help you prepare for the exams.