Emotion

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

What are emotions? How do they affect our lives? How are they different from cognitive processes? Can they be regulated? Are they functional or dysfunctional? This course will provide students with a review of diverse theories and findings in the dynamic field of affective science. In lecture and readings, we will consider classical and contemporary theories of emotions and examine evidence from a range of disciplines (e.g., anthropology, sociology, biology) and subdisciplines of psychology (e.g., developmental, social, clinical). We will consider methodological approaches to studying emotions in the lab and in the world. Our class time will include lecture, watching and discussing video case studies and class discussions and exercises. (Prerequisites: PSYC-001)