Readings for Alex’s PSYC2011 lectures and tutorials

Readings

Evolution

Important

• Read or skim Chapter 4 of Wickens 2009 Introduction to Biopsychology

• pp.42-6, 66-69 of Bouton 2007 Learning & Behavior

• “The Mental Life of Plants and Worms, Among Others” by Oliver Sacks

• Daniel Wolpert TED video: The real reason for brains

Recommended

• Khan Academy on natural selection

• Digital advantage, esp. paragraph starting with “Claude Shannon”

• Wikipedia on evolution

• Where camels come from Somewhat annoying style, but illustrates complexities of adaptation and history

• Synchronization of metronomes video

Development of the brain

Recommended

• Wickens textbook p.42

• The Secret Life Of The Brain, episode 1

Hearing

http://opac.library.usyd.edu.au/search/r?SEARCH=PSYC2011 The individual library pages for the chapters are:

• Chapter 9 (on hearing) of Sensation and Perception

• Chapter 11 (on hearing) of Perception: