Moraglia, Giampaolo

Areas of Research

My research and teaching interests are in the areas of human perception, aging, and systems of psychology.  Some recent research investigates by means of psychophysical methods the contribution of binocular cues to the search, detection, and recognition of spatial patterns in complex visual displays, in both young and older adults. A second focus of current research concerns the conceptual analysis of the contributions of modern psychological thought to the understanding of the later stages of adulthood.

Some Recent Publications

Murphy, D. R., Schneider, B., Speranza, F., and Moraglia, G. (2006). A comparison of higher-order auditory processes in younger and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 21, 763-773.

De la Rosa, S., Moraglia, G., and Schneider, B. (2005). Search behaviour in conjunctive visual searches with color and depth. Perception, ECVP05 Supplement. (European Conference on Visual Perception, La Coruna, Spain, August 2005).

Moraglia, G. (2004). On facing death: views of some prominent psychologists. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 44, 337-357.

Moraglia, G., Speranza, F., and Schneider, B. (2002). Monocular Unmasking of Noise Embedded Patterns. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 55, 296-303.

Speranza, F., Moraglia, G., and Schneider, B. (2001). Binocular detection of masked patterns in young and old observers. Psychology and Aging, 16, 281-292

Schneider, B., Moraglia, G., and Speranza, F. (1999). Binocular vision enhances phase discrimination by filtering the background. Perception & Psychophysics., 61, 468-489.

Courses Taught

PSY280H5 Perception
An introduction to current empirical research in perceptual science, with primary emphasis on vision and audition. Topics in vision include anatomy and physiology of the visual system, the perception of contrast, colour, form, depth and motion. Topics in audition include anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, sound localization, the perception of pitch, loudness, and timbre. [39L]
Prerequisite: PSY100Y5

PSY213H5 Adult Development and Aging
An introduction to current research in human development from young adulthood through old age. Adult development will be examined in terms of the interplay of biological, socio-cultural, and psychological determinants, with special emphasis on psychological factors. Topics include the demographics of aging, research methods and problems, developmental changes in sensory-perceptual systems, memory, intelligence, personality, as well as issues related to mental health, dying and bereavement. [39L]
Exclusion: PSY313H1 Prerequisite: PSY100Y5

PSY402H5 Systems of Psychology
A critical analysis of the historical, conceptual, and methodological foundations of influential approaches to the study of mind and behaviour (e.g., behaviourism, psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology, cognitive science). [39S]
Prerequisite: 1.0 300 level credit in Psychology