This UC aims to study the various sensory processes of mental activity (attention, perception and sensation) in order to develop the future professionals the ability to understand the human being in the way it is expressed in its creative ability and the way you communicate ideas and messages to others.

1. Introduction
1.1. Concept and psychology object
1.2. Cognitive Psychology: concept and history
1.2.1. Cognitive theories: Brumer and Miller
1.3. Sources of cognitive revolution: artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information theory and neuroscience
2. The Gestalt Psychology
2.1. Nature and fundamental principles
2.2. Principles of perceptual structuring
3. Sensory and perceptual processes
3.1. Attention
3.2. Sensation
3.3. Perception
3.4. Attention, sensation and perception: their relationship
4. Perception
4.1. Theories of Perception
4.2. Types of Perceptions
4.2.1. The level of perceptual certainties (shape, size, color and brightness)
4.2.2. In terms of form and perceptive content (shape, depth, movement and color)
5. The visual illusions (geometric and angular, size / distance, direction, position, brightness and contrast, color, movement)

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