The psychology of perception

Date of Event: February 2, 2012

Posted: January 20, 2012

Michael T. Turvey

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Denison University’s Department of Psychology will present two lectures by M.T. Turvey, Board of Trustees’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut. The first lecture, “Theory of Perception-Action for All Organisms: What Kind of Science Does it Entail?” will take place at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the auditorium of Slayter Hall (150 Ridge Road). The second lecture, “Haptic Perception: An Ecological Analysis of Knowing by Touching,” will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, in the auditorium of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jill Uland at 740-587-6338 or visit www.denison.edu.

A winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Turvey’s psychological research interests include dynamic touch, interlimb coordination, optic flow and visual word recognition. He also received an Ig Nobel Prize in 2004, for “exploring and explaining the dynamics of hula-hooping.”

Through funds given to the psychology department by the late J.R. Kantor, each year the department organizes a two-day visit to the campus by a prominent psychologist.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Lecture, “Theory of Perception-Action for All Organisms: What Kind of Science Does it Entail?” at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 2, in the auditorium of Slayter Hall (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jill Uland at 740-587-6338 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Lecture, “Haptic Perception: An Ecological Analysis of Knowing by Touching,” at 4:30 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 3, in the auditorium of Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jill Uland at 740-587-6338 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Barbara Stambaugh
Position Title: Director, Media Relations
Primary Email: stambaughb@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-8575

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