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PSYC 120Visual and Spatial Cognition

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Focuses on high-level perception and visual, spatial, and other sensorimotor representations as elements of human cognition. Topics include imagery, visual attention, mental models, spatial language, the body schema, near-body space, and brain organization for representing space.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100. Enrollment is restricted to cognitive science and psychology majors.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon Wed 7:10pm–8:45pm
Steven Acad 150B. B. HolbrookWait List 106/95

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Bryan Holbrook4.5 / 52.9 / 590%83

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