Module PY1910-KP04, PY1910

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Psychology 2027, optional subject, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2013, optional subject, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2016, optional subject, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2020, optional subject, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• Psychophysics and Behaviour (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 30 hours in-classroom work
• 90 hours private studies

Contents of teaching:

• Modeling reaction times, accuracy
• Signal detection theory (SDT)
• Curve fitting, psychometric functions
• Simulations and basic data recording (Matlab)
• Studying and discussing original research articles
• Basic programming of psychophysical experiments

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are familiar with psychophysics and behavioral modeling methods and can apply them.
• They have skills in reading and evaluating original works in the field of psychophysics and behavioral modeling.

Grading through:

• active participation in the exercises

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jonas Obleser

Teacher:

• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jonas Obleser
• PD Dr. rer. nat. Malte Wöstmann

Literature:

• Kingdom & Prins : Psychophysics - A Practical Introduction (2nd Ed., 2016). Esevier Ltd.

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

12.11.2025