Emotion psychology and affective neuroscience
Both human and animal literatures will be surveyed. Various research areas are covered, including for example: emotion theories (incl. basic emotions, constructivism, and appraisal theories), emotion expression, emotion regulation, impact of emotion of cognitive processes (e.g., attention, memory, decision making), fear and anxiety, stress, reward, emotion and social behavior, musical and aesthetic emotions, and genetic approaches to emotion. The topics may vary slightly each semester.
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This course will be given in the last quarter of the autumn semester.
Teaching Format
Compulsory elements may occur in the course. These are stated in the schedule and explained in more detail in the course instructions.
Detailed information can be found in the current syllabus and the course instructions for the course. A link to the syllabus can be found here on the page and the course instructions are posted on the course website in the university's learning platform no later than the start of the course.
Expected learning outcomes
The learning outcomes for this course are listed in the syllabus.
Assessment
Information about the forms of assessments for this course are listed in the syllabus and explained in detail in the course instructions.
You will find the dates for the examinations in the schedule.
In case the course literature list is missing, please check with the course leader before buying any expensive books etc.
This course is offered as an elective course in the International two-year master’s program in psychology, 120 credits.
The course is also offered as a freestanding course on advanced level.
Course leader/examiner
Håkan Fischer, hakan.fischer@psychology.su.se
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