Milestone map
Milestone map
2 milestones
Explain one sense from start to finish
4 weeks (about 5 hrs/week)
Read OpenStax chapter 5 and the Noba module on vision. Self-check: chapter 5 review questions. Then make an explainer that follows one sense from stimulus to perception, with one illusion it explains.
Proof required
Link the public repo or shared document with an explainer that follows one sense from stimulus to perception, with one illusion it explains, with every source cited.
What gets checked
- Each stage is named in order.
- The illusion is explained by a named mechanism.
- Sources are cited.
Common mistakes
- Results the files cannot reproduce.
- A summary of the reading instead of your own work.
Powstik Guide
An explainer that follows one sense from stimulus to perception, with one illusion it explains.
Steps
- Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
- Make a public repo.
- Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
- Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
- Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.
Template
README Course 5: Sensation and Perception Question: Data (source, n, how it was collected): Method: Result: Limits:
What gets sent back
- No data or no code.
- Data from people that breaks the rules above.
- Copied work with no history.
Resources
Foundationstart here
Depthgo deeper
What a verifier looks for
- Each stage is named in order.
- The illusion is explained by a named mechanism.
- Sources are cited.
- Do the files produce what the README says?
You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.
Build a perception experiment
4 weeks (about 5 hrs/week)
Work through the MIT 9.35 lectures on psychophysics. Self-check: chapter 5 review questions. Then make a threshold or illusion experiment in PsychoPy or jsPsych, run on yourself and at least three consenting adults. If you collect data from people: adults only (18+), consent first, answers anonymous, and no health or clinical questions. Under 18? Use an open dataset; never collect data yourself.
Proof required
Link the public repo with a threshold or illusion experiment in PsychoPy or jsPsych, run on yourself and at least three consenting adults: the experiment code, a link to run it, and the anonymous data from your test runs. Add the consent text you used.
What gets checked
- Trials are randomised.
- The measure (threshold or illusion size) is computed.
- Data from people follows the rules: adults, consent, anonymous, no health or clinical data.
Common mistakes
- Results the files cannot reproduce.
- A summary of the reading instead of your own work.
Powstik Guide
A threshold or illusion experiment in PsychoPy or jsPsych, run on yourself and at least three consenting adults.
Steps
- Read the linked chapter and take the self-check.
- Make a public repo.
- Build the smallest version that works, then check it.
- Write a README: the question, the method, what you found, the limits.
- Ask someone who knows psychology to check it.
Template
README Course 5: Sensation and Perception Question: Data (source, n, how it was collected): Method: Result: Limits:
What gets sent back
- No data or no code.
- Data from people that breaks the rules above.
- Copied work with no history.
Resources
Foundationstart here
Depthgo deeper
What a verifier looks for
- Trials are randomised.
- The measure (threshold or illusion size) is computed.
- Results are plotted per person.
- Data from people follows the rules: adults, consent, anonymous, no health or clinical data.
- Do the files produce what the README says?
You'll sign in first, then come straight back here.