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Often being covered in introductory psychology, the topic of sensation and perception offers ample opportunity to strengthen identification of students with psychology. On the one hand, this is due to the many recipes for classroom demonstrations of specific effects which should help to create durable memories of what it is to be in a psychology course. Reviewing these recipes, we draw attention to the challenges of linking classroom events to core content. On the other hand, the topic can be presented such that its central role for future work as a psychologist (e.g., in organizational or industrial psychology) becomes clear. It offers many opportunities for future psychologists to apply their methodological and content knowledge to tackle societal, economic, and ecological challenges. On the other hand, the topic can be used as a starting point to discuss core theoretical questions of psychology. Work in science studies suggests that sensation and perception are the domains where other science disciplines often need input from psychology.
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Gaschler, R., Katsarava, M., Kubik, V. (2022). Sensation and Perception. In: Zumbach, J., Bernstein, D., Narciss, S., Marsico, G. (eds) International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_6-2
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