PSY 744 - Emotion

(3 units)

The course reviews the biological and social cognitive processes related to emotion and how they effect emotion regulation processes, decision-making, memory retrieval, information processing, social identification, and group functioning.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. read and critically evaluate relevant scientific literature in the affective sciences.
2. articulate in writing or verbally and critically analyze differences between the two main approaches to conceptualizing emotion.
3. develop concise research proposals.
4. in discussion and written work, transfer learning about emotion concepts and the role of culture and gender to current societal issues and social situations.

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