Perception and Action Lab
PSY 380 Ecological Psychology
Syllabus
Lecture Slides
Lecture-01 Introduction
Lecture-02 Ecological Realism
Lecture-03 Optic Array and Surface Slant
Lecture-04 Optic Flow
Lecture-05 Perceiving Depth
Lecture-06 Heading and Steering
Lecture-07 Affordances
Lecture-08 Higher Order Variables (I)
Lecture-09 Higher Order Variables (II)
Lecture-10 Visual Event Perception
Lecture-11 Open-loop Control of Actions
Lecture-12 Computational and dynamical theories of motor control
Lecture-13 Movement Dynamics
Lecture-14 Coordination Dynamics
Lecture-15 Dynamics and control of animal movements
Lecture-16 Concluding Remarks
Reading Materials
Week-01 Inferential versus Ecological Approaches to Perception - Dennis R. Proffitt
Week-03 Optic Flow is Used to Control Human Walking - Warren et al
Week-03 Eye Movements and Optic Flow - Warren & Hannon
Week-04 Walking through apertures - Warren & Whang, 1987
Week-04 Climbing Stairs - Warren 1984
Week-04 Smart Mechanisms - Runeson 1977
Week-05 Outfielder's Problem: OAC
Week-05 Outfielder's Problem: LOT
Week-05 Throwability - Zhu & Bingham, 2008
Week-07 Bernstein DF and CCV Problems - Turvey, Fitch & Tuller, 1982
Week-07 Bernstein's Solution - Tuller, Turvey & Fitch, 1982
Week-07 Self-organization of behavior: The basic picture - Kelso
Week-07 How nature handles complexity - Kelso
Week-07 Computational approaches to motor control - Wolpert
Week-08 Contrasting Perspectives on Order and Regulation in Movement - Kelso
Week-08 HKB Model
Week-08 Phase driven oscillator - Bingham
Week-08 An introduction to dynamical systems
Week-09 Running over irregular terrain - Warren, Young & Lee
Week-09 The hopping robbot - Raibert
Week-09 The dynamics of perception and action - Warren, 2006
Assignments
Homework-01
Homework-02
Homework-03
Homework-04
Homework-05
Review Questions